PPT: The Lost Child

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The Lost
Child
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The Lost
Child
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mulk Raj Anand was one of the first Indian
writers who wrote in English and gained
popularity at an international scale. He
produced a remarkable body of work that
contains several short stories, novels and
essays. 
Anand was born in Peshawar and his father
was a coppersmith. Anand was a highly
educated man; he graduated with honours
from Punjab university and then went to
university college, London.
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The Lost
Child
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mulk Raj Anand was one of the first Indian
writers who wrote in English and gained
popularity at an international scale. He
produced a remarkable body of work that
contains several short stories, novels and
essays. 
Anand was born in Peshawar and his father
was a coppersmith. Anand was a highly
educated man; he graduated with honours
from Punjab university and then went to
university college, London.
CENTRAL IDEA OF THE STORY
The story is set in an Indian village around the time of independence. The story offers
a look into a period of time in history when changing seasons were celebrated with
fairs, which offered simple pleasures like the sweetmeat seller, the flower seller, the
snake charmer, a balloon seller, etc.  The time period is emphasised further by the
mention of the modes of transportation, such as people riding on horses on the
roads while others rode in bamboo and bullock carts.
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The Lost
Child
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mulk Raj Anand was one of the first Indian
writers who wrote in English and gained
popularity at an international scale. He
produced a remarkable body of work that
contains several short stories, novels and
essays. 
Anand was born in Peshawar and his father
was a coppersmith. Anand was a highly
educated man; he graduated with honours
from Punjab university and then went to
university college, London.
CENTRAL IDEA OF THE STORY
The story is set in an Indian village around the time of independence. The story offers
a look into a period of time in history when changing seasons were celebrated with
fairs, which offered simple pleasures like the sweetmeat seller, the flower seller, the
snake charmer, a balloon seller, etc.  The time period is emphasised further by the
mention of the modes of transportation, such as people riding on horses on the
roads while others rode in bamboo and bullock carts.
'The Lost Child' is the story of a
small child who gets lost in a
fair. 
He had gone with his parents to
the fair but loses them when he
gets engrossed in looking at a
roundabout swing.
The story highlights the bond of
love and affection that the child
shares with his parents.
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The Lost
Child
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mulk Raj Anand was one of the first Indian
writers who wrote in English and gained
popularity at an international scale. He
produced a remarkable body of work that
contains several short stories, novels and
essays. 
Anand was born in Peshawar and his father
was a coppersmith. Anand was a highly
educated man; he graduated with honours
from Punjab university and then went to
university college, London.
CENTRAL IDEA OF THE STORY
The story is set in an Indian village around the time of independence. The story offers
a look into a period of time in history when changing seasons were celebrated with
fairs, which offered simple pleasures like the sweetmeat seller, the flower seller, the
snake charmer, a balloon seller, etc.  The time period is emphasised further by the
mention of the modes of transportation, such as people riding on horses on the
roads while others rode in bamboo and bullock carts.
'The Lost Child' is the story of a
small child who gets lost in a
fair. 
He had gone with his parents to
the fair but loses them when he
gets engrossed in looking at a
roundabout swing.
The story highlights the bond of
love and affection that the child
shares with his parents.
It was the season of spring.
The people of the village
came out Of their houses, in
colourful
attire and walked towards
the fair.