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Hurree Chunder Mookerjee

A Bengali intelligence agent who masks his sharp mind behind the comic persona of a bumbling babu, he becomes Kim's ally and guide in the later stages of the Great Game.

supporting

Also known as Babu, Hurree Babu, Hurree, the Babu

First appearance: iv

As a supporting figure in Kim, Hurree Chunder Mookerjee is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Visits Lurgan Sahib as a Babu spy; evaluates Kim's performance and discusses his own role as a chain-man.

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Hurree Babu is a man caught between worlds, a Western-educated Bengali who serves the British while feeling the pull of Indian nationalism. He plays the fool to disarm suspicion, but beneath the buffoonery lies a shrewd and sometimes fearful operative who knows the cost of failure. His relationship with Kim is one of professional camaraderie tinged with something like paternal concern. He embodies the ambiguous position of the Indian in the colonial intelligence apparatus, useful yet never fully trusted.

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Relationships

Kim
professional · positive
Hurree Chunder Mookerjee is a Bengali intelligence agent who collaborates with Kim on… How this plays out →
Teshoo Lama
social · positive
Lurgan Sahib
professional · ambivalent
Kim
professional · positive
Hurree Chunder Mookerjee is a Bengali intelligence agent who collaborates with Kim on… How this plays out →
Lurgan Sahib
professional · ambivalent
Teshoo Lama
social · positive
Kim
professional · positive
Hurree Chunder Mookerjee is a Bengali intelligence agent who collaborates with Kim on… How this plays out →
Lurgan Sahib
professional · ambivalent
Teshoo Lama
social · positive

Kim
Hurree Chunder Mookerjee is a Bengali intelligence agent who collaborates with Kim on missions, often acting as a fellow operative.
Teshoo Lama
Hurree Chunder Mookerjee interacts with the Teshoo Lama with polite deference, often using the lama's presence as cover for intelligence work.
Lurgan Sahib
Hurree Chunder Mookerjee and Lurgan Sahib are fellow intelligence agents who share information and coordinate espionage activities.
Kim
Hurree Chunder Mookerjee is a Bengali intelligence agent who collaborates with Kim on missions, often acting as a fellow operative.
Lurgan Sahib
Hurree Chunder Mookerjee and Lurgan Sahib are fellow intelligence agents who share information and coordinate espionage activities.
Teshoo Lama
Hurree Chunder Mookerjee interacts with the Teshoo Lama with polite deference, often using the lama's presence as cover for intelligence work.
Kim
Hurree Chunder Mookerjee is a Bengali intelligence agent who collaborates with Kim on missions, often acting as a fellow operative.
Lurgan Sahib
Hurree Chunder Mookerjee and Lurgan Sahib are fellow intelligence agents who share information and coordinate espionage activities.
Teshoo Lama
Hurree Chunder Mookerjee interacts with the Teshoo Lama with polite deference, often using the lama's presence as cover for intelligence work.

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Hurree Chunder Mookerjee appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

IX
Visits Lurgan Sahib as a Babu spy; evaluates Kim's performance and discusses his own role as a chain-man.
XII
Disguised as a hakim, Hurree Babu engages the lama in philosophical discussion and later reveals his true identity to Kim, congratulating him on his work.
XIII
Feigns drunkenness and treason to gain the trust of two foreign spies, then steals their kilta of documents.
The Woman of Shamlegh
Hurree Babu sends a message to Kim via a messenger, indicating he will take the Russians to Simla and rejoin them later.

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