A Fine Balance - Characters

Characters

  • Dina Shroff (later, Dina Dalal when married to Rustom Dalal)
  • Ishvar Darji
  • Omprakash "Om" Darji (Ishvar's nephew)
  • Maneck Kohlah
  • Nusswan Shroff (Dina's brother)
  • Zenobia (Dina's friend)
  • Mrs. Gupta (Zenobia's Client/Dina's boss)
  • Vasantrao Valmik (the proofreader and lawyer)
  • Ibrahim (the rent collector)
  • Dukhi Mochi (father of Ishvar and Narayan)
  • Thakur Dharamsi (killed Om's father and is later in charge of the Family Planning)
  • Ashraf Chacha (Dukhi's friend. A tailor)
  • Nawaz (Ashraf's friend)
  • Rajaram (initially, a hair collector and later, Bal Baba)
  • Monkey-man (a resident of the slum who kills Beggarmaster)
  • Aban Kohlah (Maneck's mother)
  • Farokh Kohlah (Maneck's father)
  • Avinash (Maneck's good friend that mysteriously disappears, President of the Student Union and Chairman of the Hostel Committee)
  • Sergeant Kesar
  • Shankar (the crippled beggar) also known as Worm who rolls on the ground
  • Beggarmaster (Step or Half Brother of Shankar) and who controls all the beggars
  • Shanti (a girl in the slum)
  • Jeevan (Tailor who was with Om and Ishvar in their first assignment)
  • Ruby Shroff (Nusswan's wife)
  • Rustom Dalal (Dina's deceased husband)
  • Shirin Aunty (Rustom's uncle)
  • Darab Uncle (Rustom's uncle)
  • Mr Toddywalla (chatty man at the music recitals)
  • Fredoon (Dina's male friend)
  • Xerxes and Zarir (Ruby and Nusswan's children)
  • Narayan Darji (Ishvar's brother.) Ordered flogged, burned and hanged by Thakur Dharamsi because he (along with two other men) demanded they be given a ballot.
  • Kim ( lazy child )
  • Pandit Lalluram (a Brahmin)

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