The Management of Grief Characters

Shaila Bhave is the story’s protagonist. Her husband, Vikram Bhave, and her two sons, Vinod Bhave and Mithun Bhave, have just been killed in a plane bombing. The tragedy puts Shaila into a… read analysis of Shaila Bhave

Judith Templeton is a Canadian social worker in charge of carrying out government communications with the people who lost loved ones in the terrorist attack. Judith says the government has to distribute money to some… read analysis of Judith Templeton

Kusum is Shaila Bhave’s friend and neighbor, whose husband and youngest daughter were killed in the attack. At Shaila’s house just after the attack, Kusum gets into an argument with her oldest daughter, Pam… read analysis of Kusum

Dr. Ranganathan is a world-renowned electrical engineer who lost a large family in the bombing. When he and Shaila Bhave first meet in Ireland, he says that a strong swimmer might have been able to… read analysis of Dr. Ranganathan

Pam is Kusum’s older daughter who is “always in trouble.” She “dates Canadian boys and hangs out at the mall,” unlike her “goody goody” younger sister, who was killed in the attack and was… read analysis of Pam

Vikram Bhave was Shaila’s husband, who was killed in the plane bombing. Shaila Bhave and Kusum talk about how they both wish they had spoken more openly to their husbands before the men were… read analysis of Vikram Bhave

Vinod Bhave was Shaila Bhave’s older son, who was killed in the terror attack. He was about to turn 14 years old when he was killed. Shaila tells Dr. Ranganathan that Vinod was a… read analysis of Vinod Bhave