Many characters in the novel are representative of types that exist in India. He represents the caste system in India with an air of superiority, the caste system in India and the people thinking that western things are better.
-- Anita Desai
   
Anita Desai   Name:
Anita Desai
Type:
Novelist
Nationality:
Indian
Birth:
June 24, 1937
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