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Description
Vikram Seth's novel is, at its core, a love story: Lata and her mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra, are both trying to find -- through love or through exacting maternal appraisal -- a suitable boy for Lata to marry. Set in the early 1950s, in an India newly independent and struggling through a time of... read more
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Cast of Characters/Important People
- Lata Mehra: The central character of the novel who is caught between her self and her mother for having a better half of her life.
- Mrs. Rupa Mehra: an over protective perhaps a typical Indian mother of a daughter who is looking for a prospective bridegroom for her daughter.
- Kabir Durrani: Add a description of this character.
- Mann Kapoor: Though not the central character but indeed most interesting one.A spoiled son,an irresponsible brat ,a lover,a friend,in toto a truly emotional person.
- Saeda Begum
- Amit Chatterji
- Pran and Savita Kapoor
- Bhaskar
- Arun and Meenakshi Mehra
- Malati
- Haresh Khanna
- Nawab of Baitar
- Firoz and Imran
- Tasneem
- Mr. and Mrs. Mahesh Kapoor
- Mr.L.N.Agarwal
- Rasheed
- Bibbo
- Kokali
First Sentence
'You too will marry a boy I choose,' said Mrs Rupa Mehra firmly to her younger daughter.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Vikram Seth (Author)
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