Raj Quartet

The Raj Quartet is a four-volume novel, written by Paul Scott, about the concluding years of the British Raj in India. The novel was written during the period 1965–75 and the first of the four volumes, The Jewel in the Crown, was published in 1966, followed by The Day of the Scorpion (1968), The Towers of Silence (1971) and The Division of the Spoils (1974).

Related Topics:
Paul Scott - British Raj - India - 1965 - 75 - 1966 - 1968 - 1971 - 1974

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The story of Raj Quartet begins in 1942. World War II is at its zenith, and in South East Asia, the allied forces have suffered great losses. Burma (now known as Myanmar) has fallen, and the Japanese invasion of the Indian subcontinent from the east appears imminent. The year 1942 is also marked by Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi?s call for the quit India movement to the British rulers of India. The Raj Quartet is set in this tumultuous background for the British soldiers and civilians stationed in India who have a duty to manage the this part of the British Empire, known euphemistically as the jewel in the crown of the British Monarch.

Related Topics:
1942 - World War II - South East Asia - Burma - Myanmar - Japanese - Indian subcontinent - Mahatma Gandhi - Quit India movement - India - British Empire - British Monarch

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The lead characters of the novel are Daphne Manners, a young English woman who has recently arrived in India from England, and her Anglo Indian lover, Hari Kumar. Ronald Merrick, a British police officer belonging to the Indian Police Service, is another main character.

Related Topics:
English - Anglo Indian - Indian Police Service

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The Raj Quartet was turned into a television drama series by Granada Television for ITV. The series was titled, The Jewel in the Crown.

Related Topics:
Granada Television - ITV - The Jewel in the Crown

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~