Previous
Hyder Ali
Dr. Biswas is the physician who cares for Raja during his pneumonia and Aunt Mira during her fatal decline into alcoholism. Awkward and bookish, he takes an interest in Bim and asks her out on a few dates, which revolve around the interest in Western classical music that he developed while studying medicine in Germany. He doesn’t take Bim’s interest in history seriously and tells her to become a nurse instead, and when he invites her over to his house, he childishly gets in an argument with his mother. These experiences reinforce Bim’s decision never to marry.
Dr. Biswas Quotes in Clear Light of Day
The Clear Light of Day quotes below are all either spoken by Dr. Biswas or refer to Dr. Biswas. 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:
).
Part 2 Quotes
“Now I understand why you do not wish to marry. You have dedicated your life to others—to your sick brother and your aged aunt and your little brother who will be dependent on you all his life. You have sacrificed your own life for them.”
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Dr. Biswas tells Bim this at the end of their final meeting. She has long written off the prospect of marrying him, and he has finally figured it out. Yet it’s unclear whether he says this out of bitterness or sincerity—after all, he is consistently awkward and has little sense of what is socially appropriate. Of course, it’s true that Bim is sacrificing her time and many of her plans to take care of Raja, Mira, and Baba—and some readers might even think that her decision to stay in Delhi for the rest of her life instead of moving onto Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque eum. Animi soluta perspiciatis. Ut minima autem. Modi omnis iure. Sint qui qui. Qui similique praesentium. Ex consequatur magnam. Aliquid iste enim. Sequ
Get the entire Clear Light of Day LitChart as a printable PDF.
"My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." -Graham S.
Dr. Biswas Character Timeline in Clear Light of Day
The timeline below shows where the character Dr. Biswas appears in Clear Light of Day. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Part 2
Worried, Bim sits Dr. Biswas down later that evening to ask about Raja’s condition. The nervous doctor promises that Raja’s...
(full context)
Dr. Biswas starts visiting the family more often to treat both Aunt Mira’s drinking and Raja’s fevers....
(full context)
...reading and writing poetry, but Bim eventually gets tired of Raja’s Urdu verses. She invites Dr. Biswas to play his violin for them, but he awkwardly declines and invites her to a...
(full context)
The bus ride takes Bim and Dr. Biswas past the huts full of new refugees. When they reach Bim’s house, Dr. Biswas tells...
(full context)
...drops a glass and cuts her hands. Bim rushes over to help her, and then Dr. Biswas comes to bandage her up. Aunt Mira feels trapped in her bandages and yearns to...
(full context)
Bim regrets going to tea with the overdressed, heavily made-up Mrs. Biswas. Dr. Biswas doesn’t touch his plate of biscuits and sweets, and Mrs. Biswas scowls and complains about...
(full context)
...Raja later asks about Bim’s tea party, and whether Mrs. Biswas will let her marry Dr. Biswas . But Bim replies that she never wants to see him again.
(full context)
Unfortunately, Bim does meet Dr. Biswas one more time. By spring, Raja is mostly healed but still stuck at home, which...
(full context)
Dr. Biswas comes to give Aunt Mira an injection. He hands Bim a bottle of brandy and...
(full context)
Part 4
...wonders if Bim may really be talking about herself. She asks if Bim ever sees Dr. Biswas , and Bim immediately says no.
(full context)
...mosquitos. Bakul is frustrated that nobody is listening to him, Tara about her blunder over Dr. Biswas , and Bim by Tara’s questions and letter from Raja. Bim concludes that Tara, Bakul,...
(full context)
