A FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry Characters By Chapter	EDITOR: Kristian Fabricante
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CH FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION Pro Maneck Kohlah Protagonist.   Ishvar Darji Om's uncle.   Omprakash Darji Ishvar's nephew, young and skinny tailor. Aka: Om   Dina Dalai Woman Maneck is going to stay with; employer of tailors   Rustom Dalai Dina's late husband.   Aban Kohlah Maneck's mother; Dina's school friend   Zenobia   Dina's childhood friend 1 Dr. Shroff Dina's father, idealistic doctor   Mrs. Shroff Dina's mother, later suffers depression   Nusswan Shroff Dina's older brother; becomes her guardian   Lily   Dina'sfamily servant. Aka: Ayah   Dustoor Framji Fire-temple priest, known for being overly "friendly". Aka: Dustoor Daab-Chaab   Ruby Shroff Nusswan's wife   Miss Lamb Dina's employer   Xerxes   Son of Ruby and Nusswan, Dina's nephew   Rustom Dalal Dina's future husband; met at concerts   Mr. Toddywalla Regular concertgoer, eccentric personality   Mr. Medhora Another concert regular, acquaintance of Toddywalla   Darab Uncle Rustom's uncle   Zarir   Dina's nephew   Shirin Aunty Rustom's aunt   Mrs. Ginwalla A matchmaker   Freedon   Dina's ex-boyfriend   Mr. Mascarenhas A musical instrument shop owner   Mrs. Gupta Beauty salon owner, Zenobia's client   Grandpa   Dina's maternal or paternal grandfather, old and senile 2 Narayan Darji Ishvar's brother, Omprakash's father; aspiring activist   Ashraf Chacha Muslim tailor who teaches Ishvar and Narayan tailoring. Aka: Chacha   Beggarmaster   Local crime boss who controls beggars   Thakur Dharamsi   Powerful landowner, responsible for violence against Chamaar caste   Dukhi Mochi Ishvar and Narayan's father, cobbler (Chamaar caste)   Roopa Mochi Ishvar and Narayan's mother   Shankar   Beggar with no legs, friend of Ishvar and Om   Nawaz   Manager of Air India   Beggarmaster's Man   Unnamed, but described as henchman 3 Thakur Dharamsi Landowner who oppresses villagers, orders killings   Jeevan   The owner of Advanced Tailoring Company   Abdullah   Muslim man in village, friend of Ashraf Chacha   Abdullah's Wife   Wife of Abdullah, mentioned briefly   Pandit Lalluram Village priest aligned with Thakur Dharamsi   Rampratap Gujar Village headman who is corrupt and cruel 4 Shankar   Beggar with amputated legs; friend to Ishvar and Om   Dayaram   Friend of Om's grandfather   Rajaram   Hair collector who befriends Ishvar and Om   Monkey Man   Street performer who controls performing monkeys   Shanti   The lovely shiny-haired girl   Tikka   Monkey-man's dog 5 Babu Kohlah Maneck's father; owner of a general store in the mountains   Vasantrao Valmik Proofreader and poet; friend of the Kohlah family   Farokh Kohlah Maneck's paternal grandfather; founded family store   Ruby Kohlah Maneck's paternal grandmother   Avinash   Maneck's best friend from college   Brigadier   Kohlah's closest friend   Mrs. Grewal Kohlah's closest friend   Bhanu   A gardener   Principal   Principal of Maneck's boarding school (unnamed) 6 Snake Charmer   Street performer with snakes   Monkey   Monkey belonging to Monkey Man. Aka: Chiku   Sergeant Kesar The officer in charge of the constables   Laila   Monkey-man's pet   Majnoo   Monkey-man's pet 7 Ishvar   Controller of Slums   Ibrahim   Rent collector who harrases Dina   Navalkar   Thokray's assistant 8 Facilitator   The man who assists people in their dealing with government   Burfi   One of the Facilitator's men   Bevda   One of the Facilitator's men   Inspector Masood Police officer involved in eviction operations   Shankar   A beggar with no legs and hands. Aka: Worm   Aadam   Disabled beggar boy in the Beggarmaster's care 9 M.F Husain A famous artist   Fred   Tailor working in Mrs. Gupta's factory   Nandu   Tailor working in Mrs. Gupta's factory 10 Mumtaz Chachi Ashraf's wife   Dr. Mac Dina's doctor   John Wayne American actor   Raquel Welch American actress 13 Monkey Trainer   Trainer who sells performing monkeys   Sita   Girl from the slum Epi Rekha   Receptionist at Maneck's workplace

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