Abdul’s older sister. Kehkashan acts as a second mother to all the Husain children. During the course of the book, she returns home from her arranged marriage after her new husband turns out to be cheating on her, and she takes over many family responsibilities. Kehkashan has few options in Annawadi outside of marriage, prospects that are further limited when she is accused as an instigator of Fatima’s burning.
Kehkashan Quotes in Behind the Beautiful Forevers
The Behind the Beautiful Forevers quotes below are all either spoken by Kehkashan or refer to Kehkashan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 6
Quotes
"Everyone is jealous of us, fixing our house," Kehkashan explained to an older cousin who'd just arrived from the countryside.
"So let them be jealous," Zehrunisa exclaimed. "Why shouldn’t we live in a better room now that we are doing a little better?"
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Kehkashan Quotes in Behind the Beautiful Forevers
The Behind the Beautiful Forevers quotes below are all either spoken by Kehkashan or refer to Kehkashan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 6
Quotes
"Everyone is jealous of us, fixing our house," Kehkashan explained to an older cousin who'd just arrived from the countryside.
"So let them be jealous," Zehrunisa exclaimed. "Why shouldn’t we live in a better room now that we are doing a little better?"
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