# The Oorya — Kim character guide

> The Oorya in Kim by Rudyard Kipling.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Ooryas, Oorya

**First appearance:** 0007-viii

## Who they are

A servant from Orissa who assists at the old lady's house.

## In the story

### [On the Grand Trunk Road](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/iv)

An Oorya servant of the old lady's caravan, he grumbles about the lama's presence and quotes proverbs. He helps manage the bullocks and is scolded by the old lady.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kim_se/chapters/xii)

The white-bearded Oorya servant comments on the old lady's generosity and later delivers a message inviting the lama and Kim to visit her.

## Links

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