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'''''The Private Life of an Indian Prince''''' is a [[novel]] by [[Mulk Raj Anand]] first published in 1953.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/351705.cms|title=Mulk Raj Anand draws closer to 100|date=December 11, 2003|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref> The book is classified as one of Anand's most impressive and important works.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-13537854_ITM|title=Author Mulk Raj Anand dead.|date=September 29, 2004|publisher=Asia Africa Intelligence Wire|accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref> In keeping with his other writings dealing with the topic of social and political reform, this book deals with the abolition of the princely states system in India.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/lr/2005/12/04/stories/2005120400090200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051208053621/http://www.hindu.com/lr/2005/12/04/stories/2005120400090200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2005|title=Poetics of protest |date=December 4, 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref> While the novel is not an autobiography, like many of his earlier novels, it follows an autobiographical tone.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mehrotra|first=Arvind Krishna|title=An illustrated history of Indian literature in English|year=2003|publisher=Permanent Black|pages=178|isbn=978-81-7824-031-2|oclc=51586373}}</ref>
'''''The Private Life of an Indian Prince''''' is a [[novel]] by [[Mulk Raj Anand]] first published in 1953.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/351705.cms|title=Mulk Raj Anand draws closer to 100|date=December 11, 2003|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref> The book is classified as one of Anand's most impressive and important works.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-13537854_ITM|title=Author Mulk Raj Anand dead.|date=September 29, 2004|publisher=Asia Africa Intelligence Wire|accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref> In keeping with his other writings dealing with the topic of social and political reform, this book deals with the abolition of the princely states system in India.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/lr/2005/12/04/stories/2005120400090200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051208053621/http://www.hindu.com/lr/2005/12/04/stories/2005120400090200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 8, 2005|title=Poetics of protest |date=December 4, 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref> While the novel is not an autobiography, like many of his earlier novels, it follows an autobiographical tone.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mehrotra|first=Arvind Krishna|title=An illustrated history of Indian literature in English|year=2003|publisher=Permanent Black|pages=178|isbn=978-81-7824-031-2|oclc=51586373}}</ref>


In 2004, a commemorative edition including this book was launched by Indian [[Manmohan Singh|Prime Minister Manmohan Singh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=5591|title=PM releases special commemorative edition on Mulk Raj Anand |date=December 11, 2004|publisher=Govt of India, Press Information Bureau|accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref>
In 2004, a commemorative edition including this book was launched by Indian [[Manmohan Singh|Prime Minister Manmohan Singh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=5591|title=PM releases special commemorative edition on Mulk Raj Anand |date=December 11, 2004|publisher=Govt of India, Press Information Bureau|accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref>
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The Private Life of an Indian Prince
First edition
AuthorMulk Raj Anand
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHutchinson
Media typePrint
OCLC9746197

The Private Life of an Indian Prince is a novel by Mulk Raj Anand first published in 1953.[1] The book is classified as one of Anand's most impressive and important works.[2] In keeping with his other writings dealing with the topic of social and political reform, this book deals with the abolition of the princely states system in India.[3] While the novel is not an autobiography, like many of his earlier novels, it follows an autobiographical tone.[4]

In 2004, a commemorative edition including this book was launched by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.[5]

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  1. ↑ "Mulk Raj Anand draws closer to 100". The Times of India. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  2. ↑ "Author Mulk Raj Anand dead". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. 29 September 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "Poetics of protest". The Hindu. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 8 December 2005. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  4. ↑ Mehrotra, Arvind Krishna (2003). An illustrated history of Indian literature in English. Permanent Black. p. 178. ISBN 978-81-7824-031-2. OCLC 51586373.
  5. ↑ "PM releases special commemorative edition on Mulk Raj Anand". Govt of India, Press Information Bureau. 11 December 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2009.