Mini Aunty, Slavesister What is Ayah's name/meaning? Why did she change it? Shanta -> Mumtaz (Reference to Queen Mumtaz Mahal who's death the Taj Mahal was built for) Short cut hair Godmother's Household (Names, Relations) - Godmother (Rodabai) married to OldHusband Different turban to muslims (peaked) Signs of Parsee Religion - European clothes They wear their turbans differently to Sikhs (rounded) Signs of Sikh Religion - Long hair, grown out beard (no part of the god given body is ever altered) They wear baggy pants (shalwar) instead of the Dhoti David Masi) Signs of Hindu Religion 1.) Dhoti (Piece of long white cloth worn around the waist of menĢ.) Bodhi (Tuft of hair on the back of the head) Signs of Muslim Religion - They wear a little cap Hari (Hindu -> Muslim) (Hari -> Himat Ali) The Phailbus family (Indian Christian) Converted Characters - Ayah (Hindu -> Muslim), (Shanta -> Mumtaz) Cousin Christian Characters (3) - Inspector General Rogers (English) Shet Singh (Zoo Keeper) Parsee (Zoastrian) Characters (9) - Sethi Family (Lenny) The Shanker family (Lenny's neighbors) Sikh characters (5) - Mr.
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