Synopsis The present book of scholarly papers contributed by different scholars hailing from different parts of India critically deals with the two great novelists-Mulk Raj Anand and V.S. Naipaul. It covers almost all the aspects of their writings thematic as well as stylistic. It shows how V.S. Naipaul abundantly inherits the collective unconscious of the Indian ethos or third world heritage and how Mulk Anand tries his best to upgrade the position of the dalit and the deserted in his various novels. Those who are very desirous of understanding these two stalwarts will definitely find this anthology very information and helpful.