The widow is Deven’s friend Raj’s elderly aunt; she lives in Raj’s family apartment in Delhi. Like many Hindu widows, she is socially ostracized and spends her time trying to win back favor from the gods by performing religious duties, like prayers and feeding the hungry. She never speaks, but she generously feeds and houses for Deven during his interviews with Nur.
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Chapter 9
...visited to ask if Raj had returned from Cairo, where he had been teaching. Instead, Raj’s widowed aunt greeted Deven and invited him in for dinner. He ate along with another man, who...
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Meanwhile, the pious widow never speaks, but she generously feeds anyone who needs food. She also does several elaborate...
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Chapter 10
...city’s famous Red Fort and toward Darya Ganj, where he grew up. He considers visiting Raj’s widowed aunt but decides against it and goes to sit in a park bench instead. He watches...
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