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Keshav

A Brahman character in one of the stories.

minor

Also known as a Brahman, Keshav the Brahman, the Brahman

First appearance: the vampire s tenth story

Keshav shows up with force in The Vampire's Sixth Story. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A Brahman who defiled the god Panchánan in his youth, later became learned, and is the father of Madhumalati.
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Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Wise Men and Royalty
  • Protagonist
  • Mythological and Royal Figures
  • Merchants and Beauties

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

SetupEscalationClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point

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See Keshav in the vampire s tenth story