Arrange the works in chronological sequence:
A) Rajmohan’s Wife
B) A Bend in the Ganges
C) Kanthapura
D) Untouchable
E) Distant Drum
Choose the correct answer from the options given below

The correct option is A, D, C, B, E.

To arrange these significant works of Indian English literature in their chronological sequence of publication, we can look at the publication year of each book:
• A) Rajmohan’s Wife: Written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and published in 1864, it is widely recognized as the first novel written in English by an Indian author.
• D) Untouchable: Written by Mulk Raj Anand and published in 1935, this novel depicts a single day in the life of Bakha, a young sweeper, and is a landmark in Indian social realism.
• C) Kanthapura: Written by Raja Rao and published in 1938, this novel explores the impact of Mahatma Gandhi’s nationalist movement on a traditional south Indian village.
• B) A Bend in the Ganges: Written by Manohar Malgonkar and published in 1964, this novel deals with the turbulent times of the partition of India.
• E) Distant Drum: Written by Manohar Malgonkar and published in 1960, this work depicts the life of an Indian Army officer during the transition from the British Raj to independent India.

Following this chronology, the correct sequence is A (1864) ⇒ D (1935) ⇒ C (1938) ⇒ B (1964) ⇒ E (1960), corresponding to the option A, D, C, B, E.