| A | B |
|---|
| Koly | 13 year old girl, main character |
| Maa | Koly's mother |
| Baap | Koly's father |
| Gopal | Koly's older brother |
| Ram | Koly's younger brother |
| Mr. Mehta | Koly's father-in-law,(Sassur) Hari's dad |
| Mrs. Mehta | Koly's mother-in-law,(Sass) Hari's mother |
| Hari | Koly's 1st husband, very sickly |
| Raji | Rickshaw driver in Vrindavan, Joly's 2nd husband |
| Maa Kamala | a women who takes in widows like Koly |
| Tanu | Koly's friend, another widow that stayed at Maa Kamala's |
| Mala | embroidered with Koly at work, wasn't very nice |
| Shrew | watches everyone when embroidering to make sure hey are on time and don't use to much thread |
| Mr. Das | Owns the sari shop where Koly works |
| Mrs. Devi | sponsers the widow's house, pays for it |
| Binu | played the sitar in Mala's room, saved Koly's life |
| Kajal | an artist, gave Joly bhang instead of lassi, friends with Mala, |
