The Road is a 1961 English-language novel by Mulk Raj Anand.[1] The main character Bhikhu bears many similarities to the character Bakha in Anand's earlier novel Untouchable.[2]
^Agrawal, B. R. (2006). Mulk Raj Anand. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers & Dist. p. 149. ISBN978-81-269-0586-7. His novel, The Road (1961) also deals with the theme of untouchability. Bhikhu is known as Bakha of Untouchable. He is a poor road worker and with his people works to build a road to solve the problems of transportation.