A Passage to India · Character
Nawab Bahadur
A wealthy Muslim nobleman and philanthropist, generous, dignified, and quietly anxious about the shifting loyalties of colonial India.
supporting
Also known as Nawab, the Nawab Bahadur, The Nawab Bahadur
First appearance: iii
As a supporting figure in A Passage to India, Nawab Bahadur is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Accepts the invitation and influences others to attend, despite some opposition.
The Nawab Bahadur is one of Chandrapore's leading Muslim figures, a man of inherited prestige whose hospitality and public generosity earn him wide respect. He moves between the English officials and the Indian community with practiced grace, but the trial and its aftermath force him to weigh where his true allegiances lie. His dignified presence gives the novel a sense of the old, cultivated Indian aristocracy that empire both flattered and eroded.
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- Central trial figures
- Protagonist
- Trial witnesses and associates
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- Closing
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See Nawab Bahadur in iii