A Passage to India · Character
Mr. Das
The Indian magistrate who presides over Aziz's trial.
minor
Also known as Das
First appearance: xviii
Mr. Das shows up with force in Chapter XXX. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Visits Aziz at the hospital, seeking a remedy for shingles and a poem for his brother-in-law's magazine; symbolizes the Hindu-Muslim entente.
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See Mr. Das in xviii