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Malli
A Muslim girl between the ages of sixteen and eighteen who works as a prostitute and who becomes Hukum Chand’s concubine. Her grandmother acts as her procurer. She wears a black, sequined sari and identifies herself as a singer and dancer, disregarding Chand’s belief that she is a prostitute. Chand chooses her because of her look of innocence. She is from the village of Chundunnugger, whose Muslim villagers were told by the subinspector, also called “Inspector Sahib,” that they were allowed to stay. She is around the same age that Chand’s daughter would have been had she lived. Chand falls in love with her and later regrets letting her return to her village, which he finds out has sent all of its Muslims away. He also knows that she is on the train where the intended massacre will take place.
Haseena Quotes in Train to Pakistan
The Train to Pakistan quotes below are all either spoken by Haseena or refer to Haseena . 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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2. Kalyug
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It all came from his belief that the only absolute truth was death. The rest—love, ambition, pride, values of all kinds—was to be taken with a pinch of salt. He did so with a clear conscience. Although he accepted gifts and obliged friends when they got into trouble, he was not corrupt. He occasionally joined in parties, arranged for singing and dancing—and sometimes sex—but he was not immoral. What did it really matter in the end? That was the core of Hukum Chand’s philosophy of life, and he lived well.
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Haseena Quotes in Train to Pakistan
The Train to Pakistan quotes below are all either spoken by Haseena or refer to Haseena . 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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2. Kalyug
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It all came from his belief that the only absolute truth was death. The rest—love, ambition, pride, values of all kinds—was to be taken with a pinch of salt. He did so with a clear conscience. Although he accepted gifts and obliged friends when they got into trouble, he was not corrupt. He occasionally joined in parties, arranged for singing and dancing—and sometimes sex—but he was not immoral. What did it really matter in the end? That was the core of Hukum Chand’s philosophy of life, and he lived well.
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