A Passage to India

Character list

Dr. Aziz
A young Muslim Indian physician who works at the British hospital in Chandrapore.
Cyril Fielding
The 45-year-old, unmarried British headmaster of the small government-run college for Indians.
Adela Quested
A young British schoolmistress who is visiting India with the vague intention of marrying Ronny Heaslop.
Mrs. Moore
The mother of Ronny Heaslop.
Ronny Heaslop
The British city magistrate of Chandrapore.
Professor Narayan Godbole
(pronounced god-boh-lay)[10]
Mr. Turton
The British city collector of Chandrapore.
Mrs. Turton
Mr. Turton's openly racist wife.
Maj. Callendar
The British head doctor and Aziz's superior at the hospital.
Mr. McBryde
The British superintendent of police in Chandrapore.
Miss Derek
An Englishwoman employed by a Hindu royal family who frequently borrows their car.
Nawab Bahadur
The chief Indian citizen in Chandrapore.
Hamidullah
Aziz's uncle.
Amritrao
A prominent Indian lawyer called in to defend Aziz.
Mahmoud Ali
A Muslim Indian barrister who openly hates the British.
Dr. Panna Lal
A low-born Hindu doctor and Aziz's rival at the hospital.
Ralph Moore
The second son of Mrs. Moore.
Stella Moore (later Fielding)
Mrs. Moore's daughter.

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