Literature has a large number of strings that can weave a delightful bit of craftsmanship. . Each of them holds major importance towards the contribution of the composition being created. The interesting use of realism has been a vital piece of literature. Realism is regarded as an approach that describes life without glorification or sentimental subjectivity. Both Mulk Raj Anand and Arundhati Roy are regarded as the prominent names of Indian English writings with distinct writing styles. Yet both of their works reveal a realistic plot of the societies through the projections of their characters. Arundhati Roy has a very poetic prose form of writing which are embedded with metaphors that bring forth the real dimension of the authors Indianness. While Mulk Raj Anand’s compositions throw light towards the prevailing social injustice of the era keeping in mind the existing wide divide between rich and poor. The objective of this paper is to analyse the aspect of social realism which is reflected in both the works of Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things and Mulk Raj Anand’s Two Leaves and a Bud.