Powerful village landlord and Ashok's father. He holds debt over Balram's family, controls their economic fate, coerces Balram into signing a false confession for the hit-and-run, and his men are implied to have killed Balram's family in retribution.
Servitude extends beyond direct employer to the family patriarch.
Direct familial lineage within the ruling class.
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