The protagonist, Bakha, is a sweeper. His language is a mix of broken English, Hindi, and Punjabi cadences. A skilled narrator does not just read Anand’s words; they inhabit them. When you listen to the audiobook, the narrator's tone shifts from the jaunty rhythm of a morning at the railway station to the shrill horror of a high-caste priest's anger.
How the auditory delivery of slurs and the "shouts" of upper-caste characters emphasize the marginalization untouchable mulk raj anand audiobook