In 1930, Subadar Ram Sunil Singh is a young boy who operates Flora Crewe’s punkah (fan). In the 1980s, he is a poor old man and World War II veteran who works at the Jummapur Club, operating the coat check and cleaning toilets. He tells Eldon Pike and Dilip that Nirad Das painted Flora’s portrait.
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Subadar Ram Sunil Singh Character Timeline in Indian Ink
The timeline below shows where the character Subadar Ram Sunil Singh appears in Indian Ink. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 1
...were punished for their affair. She also tells him to give the punkah boy ( Subadar Ram Sunil Singh ) a rupee; he gives the boy an anna instead (1/16 rupee).
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Act 2
...meeting this man immediately. Dilip explains that he's an elderly World War II veteran named Subadar Ram Sunil Singh . Now, he works in the cloakroom, but as a young boy, he operated Flora’s...
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Subadar Ram Sunil Singh turned out to be “a goldmine”—he told Pike and Dilip that Nirad Das was imprisoned...
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