Miss Jebeen the Second / Miss Udaya Jebeen Character Analysis in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

Also known as Miss Udaya Jebeen, Miss Jebeen the Second is the baby Revathy gives up at the Jantar Mantar protest, whom Tilo kidnaps and then raises at Jannat Guest House with Anjum. Surrounded by love in spite of coming into the world in the bleakest circumstances, Miss Jebeen the Second symbolizes hope and resilience for many of those around her.

Miss Jebeen the Second / Miss Udaya Jebeen Quotes in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

The The Ministry of Utmost Happiness quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Jebeen the Second / Miss Udaya Jebeen or refer to Miss Jebeen the Second / Miss Udaya Jebeen. 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:

Corruption, Political Violence, and Capitalism Theme Icon

By the time they got back, the lights were all out and everybody was asleep. Everybody, that is, except Guih Kyom the dung beetle. He was wide awake and on duty, lying on his back with his legs in the air to save the world in case the heavens fell. But even he knew that things would turn out all right in the end. They would, because they had to. Because Miss Udaya Jebeen was come.

Related Characters: Anjum / Aftab, Miss Jebeen the Second / Miss Udaya Jebeen

Page Number and Citation: 444

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Miss Jebeen the Second / Miss Udaya Jebeen Character Timeline in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

The timeline below shows where the character Miss Jebeen the Second / Miss Udaya Jebeen appears in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Social Hierarchy vs. Social Inclusivity Theme Icon

...back to her old apartment since she moved into the Jannat Guest House community with Miss Jebeen the Second , even though she has received Biplab’s message through Anjum and Saddam Hussain. In all... (full context)

...she refuses to sing). Zainab comes around often to help Anjum and Tilo look after Miss Jebeen the Second , and, when she’s not busy with that, nurses a full-fledged romance with Saddam Hussain.... (full context)

...the entire family on a surprise outing. So he, Anjum, Tilo, Nimmo, Saeeda, Zainab, and Miss Jebeen the Second all set out together and head to a wealthy part of town, where Saddam leads... (full context)

...to Jannat Guest House and Funeral Services with a letter. Anjum, Tilo, Saddam Hussain and Miss Jebeen the Second gather round to read the letter aloud. The letter is addressed to Azad Bhartiya, whom... (full context)

...herself promptly as Revathy, the mother of the baby that was abandoned at Jantar Mantar— Miss Jebeen the Second —whom she named Udaya, which, in her language, means sunrise, as the baby was born... (full context)

...was born, Revathy remembered the captors who had raped her, and seriously considered killing the Miss Jebeen the Second . But she decided to give the baby up at Jantar Mantar, seeing many good... (full context)

...Anjum is too restless to sleep. She decides to go for a walk and takes Miss Jebeen the Second with her. As they pass the main road, the child needs to go pee and,... (full context)