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Raju’s secretary, who works for him once Raju reinvents himself as the manager of Rosie/Nalini’s dance career. Raju’s trust in Mani begins to waver once Rosie discovers that Raju has hidden Marco’s book from her. He suspects Mani as the revealer of the secret. However, Mani’s loyalty to Raju is reflected in the fact that he is the only visitor who comes to see Raju in prison.
Mani Quotes in The Guide
The The Guide quotes below are all either spoken by Mani or refer to Mani. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 10
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I felt like telling Mani, “Be careful. She’ll lead you on before you know where you are, and then you will find yourself in my shoes all of a sudden! Beware the snake woman!” I knew my mind was not working either normally or fairly. I knew I was growing jealous of her self-reliance. But I forgot for the
moment that she was doing it all for my sake.
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Mani Character Timeline in The Guide
The timeline below shows where the character Mani appears in The Guide. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 9
...while in bed, Rosie asks Raju where he is hiding the book. Raju guesses that Mani, his secretary, has revealed the secret of the book to Rosie. Rosie wants to know...
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...and Rosie are readying to leave for a four days’ engagement, he instructs his secretary Mani to await the arrival of the jewelry box.
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Chapter 10
...when she sees him. When Raju is released and returns home, he finds everything different. Mani, his secretary, is silent. Rosie has stopped practicing. There are no visitors. As Raju had...
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With Mani’s help, Rosie busies herself with booking engagements. Watching her, Raju becomes jealous of her self-sufficiency,...
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...to argue that it was Marco himself who orchestrated the forging of the signature, but Mani’s testimony about Raju’s obsession with the arrival of the insured parcel, as well as the...
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Raju wonders whether Mani, his old secretary, has taken his place in Rosie’s life. Mani had been his only...
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