Dr. Kanwalpreet is an Assistant Professor at D.A.V. College, Chandigarh. She teaches Political Science. She completed her Bachelors in English Literature. She has scores of articles to her credit in various newspapers, The Tribune, The Times of India, and The Hindustan Times. She has written over a hundred book reviews for The Tribune. Her first book ‘Looking back with a Twinkle’ is a biography of Oshima Zaranghez Samandari Raikhy, the founder of Aruna Asaf Ali Trust. It garnered a stupendous response. Kanwalpreet was honoured by the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi for her book. She was also honoured by the Senior Citizens Chapter of Chandigarh where she was presented a memento by the Honourable Governor of Punjab, Mr. V. P. Badnore in the presence of Mrs. Kiran Kher, Member of Parliament, Chandigarh. She has also presented research papers in various conferences. A few of her papers have been published in leading journals. Writing, for the author is a therapeutic activity that helps her ride over the tides of life. She posts positive snippets on her facebook page ‘Many reasons to Smile’ to spread happiness. She has taken part in various panel discussions in various media channels: Day and Night News, Zee TV, Doordarshan, and BBC Punjabi.Books by Kanwalpreet Baidwan
Mulk Raj Anand (12 December 1905 – 28 September 2004) was an Indian writer in English, notable for his depiction of the lives of the poorer castes in traditional Indian society. One of the pioneers of Indo-Anglian fiction, he, together with R. K. Narayan, Ahmad Ali and Raja Rao, was one of the first India-based writers in English to gain an International readership. Anand is admired for his novels and short stories, which have acquired the status of classics of modern Indian English literature; they are noted for their perceptive insight into the lives of the oppressed and for their analysis of impoverishment, exploitation and misfortune.He became known for his protest novel “Untouchable” (1935), followed by other works on the Indian poor such as “Coolie” (1936) and “Two Leaves and a Bud” (1937). Books by Mulk Raj Anand The Singing Line Drawings By Hebbar The Indian Theatre Death of a Hero Reflections on a White Elephant Splendours of Kerala Lost Child and Other Stories Tri...
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