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A sepoy was an Indian soldier fighting in the British army during the years of the British Raj (1858–1947). Though they were lower ranking than Havildars, sepoys usually came from higher castes; because of this status, and because of their proximity to British daily life, they are an object of fascination for Bakha, Chota, and Ram Charan.
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Sepoy Term Timeline in Untouchable
The timeline below shows where the term Sepoy appears in Untouchable. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Pages 3–43
...father Lakha scolds him. Bakha has received some English items as charity from Tommies and sepoys, but the rest of the English clothes and objects he covets he can only purchase...
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...that all of this is happening on the morning of her son’s wedding day. A sepoy passes the well, but he refuses to stop for the outcastes. Eventually, Pundit Kali Nath,...
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Pages 73–105
...And though some believe the solar topee is haunted, everyone from little children to the sepoys who guard the hat secretly covet it. After all, “the spirit of modernity had worked...
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