{"product_id":"5-indian-masters","title":"5 indian masters by Raja Rao| Rabindranath Tagore| Premchand| Dr. Mulk Raj Anand| Khushwant Singh (rare books)","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-id=\"1ozq17-fsbcej-dmyfq7-gekl24\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is a compilation of classic short stories by five great Indian writers -Raja Rao, Rabindranath Tagore, Premchand Dr. Mulk Raj Anand and Khushwant Singh. Though not necessarily representative of the authors' complete works, the stories have been carefully chosen to showcase their versatility and skill as storytellers. The collection covers an extraordinary range of themes, styles and settings, allowing the reader a glimpse of another world gone by. Yet, these stories seem timeless and the characters in them show the same foibles, fears and hopes as do people in the brave New world of the 21st century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"893\" data-end=\"918\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"918\"\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"920\" data-end=\"2632\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"920\" data-end=\"1301\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"1301\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"934\"\u003eRaja Rao\u003c\/strong\u003e (1908–2006) was a pioneering Indian novelist and philosopher known for blending Indian traditions with Western literary forms. His works, including \u003cem data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1095\"\u003eKanthapura\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1126\"\u003eThe Serpent and the Rope\u003c\/em\u003e, explore spirituality, identity, and the Indian freedom struggle. Rao is celebrated for bringing Indian narratives into English literature with deep philosophical undertones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1625\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1625\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1305\" data-end=\"1328\"\u003eRabindranath Tagore\u003c\/strong\u003e (1861–1941), the first Asian Nobel laureate in Literature, was a poet, playwright, philosopher, and polymath. His poetry and songs, notably \u003cem data-start=\"1469\" data-end=\"1480\"\u003eGitanjali\u003c\/em\u003e, express universal humanism and a profound connection to nature and spirituality. Tagore’s literary genius shaped modern Indian art and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1627\" data-end=\"1941\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1941\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1629\" data-end=\"1642\"\u003ePremchand\u003c\/strong\u003e (1880–1936), often called the father of Hindi-Urdu literature, was a novelist and short story writer who vividly portrayed rural Indian life and social issues like poverty, caste discrimination, and colonialism. His works, such as \u003cem data-start=\"1874\" data-end=\"1882\"\u003eGodaan\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"1887\" data-end=\"1896\"\u003eNirmala\u003c\/em\u003e, are cornerstones of Indian realist fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1943\" data-end=\"2283\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"2283\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1945\" data-end=\"1967\"\u003eDr. Mulk Raj Anand\u003c\/strong\u003e (1905–2004) was an influential English-language writer who highlighted the plight of the oppressed in Indian society. His novels, like \u003cem data-start=\"2103\" data-end=\"2116\"\u003eUntouchable\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"2121\" data-end=\"2129\"\u003eCoolie\u003c\/em\u003e, focus on social injustice, caste oppression, and the struggle of the marginalized, bringing a humanistic perspective to colonial and postcolonial India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2285\" data-end=\"2632\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2287\" data-end=\"2632\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2287\" data-end=\"2306\"\u003eKhushwant Singh\u003c\/strong\u003e (1915–2014) was a celebrated Indian author and journalist known for his witty, candid style and secular outlook. 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