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Arrange the following novels in a chronological order as per their years of publication:
A. The Serpent and the Rope
B. Two Leaves and a Bud
C. A Bend in the Ganges
D. SoMany Hungers
E. Waiting for the Mahatma
1. AEBDC
2. BACED
3. CDBEA
4. BDEAC
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List of Novels with Years of Publication:
B. Two Leaves and a Bud – 1937
Author: Mulk Raj Anand
Context: British colonial exploitation of tea plantation workers.
D. So Many Hungers! – 1947
Author: Bhabani Bhattacharya
Context: Bengal famine and Quit India Movement.
E. Waiting for the Mahatma – 1955
Author: R.K. Narayan
Context: A fictional tale interwoven with the Indian independence movement.
A. The Serpent and the Rope – 1960
Author: Raja Rao
Context: Philosophical novel about self-realization and identity.
C. A Bend in the Ganges – 1964
Author: Manohar Malgonkar
Context: Partition of India and the pre-independence freedom struggle.
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