# Chota Rani — The Home and the World character guide

> Chota Rani in The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Chota 12 Rani, The Chota Rani, the Chota Rani Mother

**First appearance:** 0001-bimala-s-story

## Who they are

Nikhil's younger stepmother, more playful and less serious than the Bara Rani.

## Relationships

### [Sister Rani](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/characters/sister_rani)

_family_

Chota Rani and Sister Rani are sisters-in-law, with a relationship of casual familiarity and shared household concerns.

### [Bara Rani](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/characters/bara_rani)

_family_

Bara Rani and Chota Rani are sisters-in-law, with a relationship of mild rivalry and shared domestic life.

### [Sister Rani](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/characters/sister_rani)

_family_

Chota Rani and Sister Rani are sisters-in-law, with a relationship of casual familiarity and shared household concerns.

### [Bara Rani](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/characters/bara_rani)

_family_

Bara Rani and Chota Rani are sisters-in-law, with a relationship of mild rivalry and shared domestic life.

### [Bara Rani](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/characters/bara_rani)

_family_

Bara Rani and Chota Rani are sisters-in-law, with a relationship of mild rivalry and shared domestic life.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as part of the household, representing the traditional women's world Bimala came from.

### [Bimala's Story VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/bimala-s-story)

Bimala's sister-in-law makes sharp remarks about Bimala's changed behavior and dress, but Bimala is unaffected.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/vi)

Notices Bimala's transformation and makes sarcastic remarks about her new behavior.

### [Nikhil's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/nikhil-s-story)

Nikhil's sister-in-law (Chota Rani) enters at the end, expressing concern for his well-being and urging him to rest.

### [Bimala's Story VII-VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/bimala-s-story)

Referenced by Bimala's sister-in-law, who sarcastically comments on Bimala's hospitality and neglect of Nikhil.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/vii)

Her sister-in-law mocks her for neglecting Nikhil, but Bimala dismisses her words.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/viii)

Teases Bimala about her early visit to the sitting-room.

### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/x)

Bimala's sister-in-law, whose humming and betel-nut chewing convey a knowing, mocking attitude toward Bimala's distress.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/viii)

The Chota Rani, like the Bara Rani, embodies the quieter, more conservative female perspective, highlighting the limited roles available to women outside the nationalist movement.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/xv)

Addresses Bimala, teasingly warning about threats to the treasury.

### [Nikhil's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/nikhil-s-story)

Mentioned as a source of tension between Nikhil and the Bara Rani.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mentioned in the note defining the terms 'Bara' (Senior) and 'Chota' (Junior) in joint families of rank.

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