| A | B |
|---|
| KOLY | 13 YEAR OLD GIRL - MAIN CHARACTER |
| HARI MEHTA | YOUNG MAN WHO KOLY MARRIES – SICKLY – DIES |
| CHANDRA | HARI’S SISTER |
| SASS | HARI’S MOTHER (KOLY’S MOTHER-IN-LAW) |
| BAAP | KOLY’S FATHER |
| MAA | KOLY’S MOTHER |
| RAM | KOLY’S YOUNGER BROTHER |
| GOPAL | KOLY’S OLDER BROTHER |
| SASSUR | HARI’S FATHER (KOLY’S FATHER-IN-LAW) |
| MR. & MRS. LAL | FRIENDS OF THE MEHTAS WHO LIVE IN VARANASI |
| BAHUS | DAUGHTER – IN – LAW |
| RAMAN | HUSBAND FOR CHANDRA |
| MAA KAMALA | WOMAN WHO HELPS WIDOWS |
| TANU | – KOLY’S FRIEND AT MAA KAMALAS |
| MRS. DEVI | LADY WHO SUPPORTED THE HOME FOR WIDOWS |
| MR. DAS | OWNER OF HE SARIS SHOP |
| RAJI | MAN WO RESCUED KOLY IN THE CITY AND BROUGHT HER TO THE WIDOWS' HOUSE |
| SHREW | OVERSEER OF WORK N THE SARI SHOP |
| MALA | WORKED IN THE SARI SHOP WITH KOLY |
| BINU | RESCUED KOLY AT MALA'S PARTY |
