By inducting Kim into Sat Bhai, Hurree Babu affirms Kim’s chosen identity as an “Asiatic.” Though Kim is ancestrally white, Hurree recognizes him as a fellow native, illustrating the depth of Kim’s immersion in Indian culture, as well as Hurree’s expansive vision of racial identity. This scene also emphasizes the dual nature of colonial Indian society; while the British exert authority on the surface, an alternative, subversive world exists below, where British hierarchies and rules hold no sway.