# Ram Dass — A Little Princess character guide

> Ram Dass in A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** XI Ram Dass

**First appearance:** 0012-xi-ram-dass

## Snapshot

A watchful Indian servant who reads a lonely girl's heart from a rooftop and turns her whispered fancies into a secret rescue.

## Who they are

Ram Dass serves the ailing Mr. Carrisford, but his true attention belongs to the attic child across the roof — a girl he has never met yet knows 'all her life each day.' He is the one who first imagines the transformation of her bare room, and his quiet devotion becomes the engine of the novel's central act of mercy. Without him, Sara's suffering would go unseen and unrelieved.

## Relationships

### [Sara Crewe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/characters/sara_crewe)

_friendship_

Ram Dass, Mr. Carrisford's servant, secretly brings Sara comforts and gifts, becoming a silent benefactor.

### [Sara Crewe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/characters/sara_crewe)

_friendship_

Ram Dass, Mr. Carrisford's servant, secretly brings Sara comforts and gifts, becoming a silent benefactor.

## In the story

### [Ram Dass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/chapters/xi-ram-dass)

Enters Sara's attic to retrieve his monkey; treats Sara with deep reverence and salaams, reminding her of her former life in India.

### [The Other Side of the Wall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/chapters/xii-the-other-side-of-the-wall)

Ram Dass describes the desolate attic next door to Mr. Carrisford, providing a clear picture of Sara's living conditions.

### [What Melchisedec Heard and Saw](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/chapters/xiv-what-melchisedec-heard-and-saw)

Enters the attic with the secretary, describes Sara's life and character, and plans to secretly improve her room.

### [The Magic](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/chapters/xv-the-magic)

Seen closing shutters at the house next door; Sara catches a glimpse of the room.

### [It Is the Child!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/chapters/xvii-it-is-the-child)

Brings Sara to the room, assists his master, and had helped with the secret comforts.

### [Anne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_little_princess_se/chapters/xix-anne)

Described as the one who observed Sara, crossed the roof, and brought secret comforts to her attic.

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