Dr. Azad Bhartiya Character Analysis

A radical protestor on his 12th year of a hunger strike, Dr. Azad Bhartiya is passionate about a number of leftist causes, from the end of corruption to the end of US imperialism to the end of “price-rise.” He has written an extensive document detailing his positions on a variety of political issues, and listing his various academic qualifications (although a Ph.D., he admits, isn’t technically one of them; his doctorate is pending). When Miss Jebeen the Second is kidnapped off the pavement at the protest, the police question Dr. Bhartiya about the baby’s disappearance, knowing he sees everything at Jantar Mantar. But the doctor says nothing, although he knows that Tilo has taken the baby. He is the one who puts Tilo in contact with Saddam Hussain, so she can escape to Jannat Guest House and Funeral Services, where he himself is a frequent guest.