"Unaccustomed Earth"
Ruma—a young Bengali woman trained as a lawyer.
Adam—her Caucasian American husband.
Akash—Adam and Ruma's young son.
Ruma's father—a retired Bengali widower.
Mrs. Meenakshi Bagchi—the Bengali woman Ruma's father starts seeing after his wife dies.
"Hell-Heaven"
Pranab Chakraborty/ Also called Pranab Kaku (uncle)—the Bengali friend of the narrator's family.
Deborah—Prenab's American girlfriend and eventual wife.
Usha—the female narrator, just a girl when...
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