George Orwell: 5 facts about his Indian connection
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Birth
Eric Arthur Blair, popularly known by his pen name George Orwell, was born on June 25 in 1903 in Motihari in Bihar, which was at the time in Bengal Presidency
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Who is George Orwell?
George Orwell is a popular English author, who is know for his literary works that focus on social criticism through allegory and more
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Connection to India
It was Orwell`s father Richard Walmesley Blair, who worked with the Indian Civil Service, as a sub-deputy opium agent
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Early years
While George Orwell wrote `Animal Farm` and `1984` years later, he spent his early childhood in India before his family moved back to the United Kingdom
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Museum in Bihar
Orwell`s home in the East Champaran district in Bihar has now been converted into a museum for people to get a glimpse of his life
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