![]() Unfortunately, Balram was removed from school after only a few years, to work in a tea shop with his brother, Kishan. The boy proved himself intelligent and talented, and was praised one day as a rare “White Tiger” by a visiting school inspector. He did not have another name until his schoolteacher dubbed him Balram. ![]() The alpha figure of his family was his pushy grandmother, Kusum.īalram was initially referred to simply as “Munna,” meaning “boy," since his family had not bothered to name him. Balram's father is a struggling rickshaw driver, and his mother died when he is young. The village is dominated and oppressed by the “Four Animals,” four landlords known as the Wild Boar, the Stork, the Buffalo, and the Raven. In Laxmangarh, Balram was raised in a large, poor family from the Halwai caste, a caste that indicates sweet-makers. Balram also makes clear that because of the murder, it is likely that his own family has been massacred in retribution. Early on, he describes his basic story: he transcended his humble beginnings to become a successful entrepreneur in Bangalore, largely through the murder Mr. The entire novel is narrated through letters by Balram Halwai to the Premier of China, who will soon be visiting India.īalram is an Indian man from an impoverished background, born in the village of Laxmangarh. ![]()
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