Character Profile

Full Name: Anjali Sharma Sex: Female Age: 25 Ethnicity: Indo-Aryan (North Indian), Brahmin Language: English only Hometown: Patti, Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India Occupation: Assistant teacher at a private primary school; supplements income by giving home tutoring

Appearance

• Skin color: Wheatish, tanned from walking to work
• Eyes: Dark brown, slight dark circles
• Hair: Black, mid-length, usually oiled and tied in a plain braid
• Face: Round, ordinary features, faint acne scarring on cheeks, thin eyebrows

Outfit

Wears everyday cotton salwar kameez in faded colors, often repeated through the week. Dupatta pinned to shoulder for convenience. Plastic slippers for daily wear, one pair of sandals saved for outings. No makeup except occasional kajal. Gold earrings kept for weddings only.

Personality

Positive traits: Practical, frugal, good with children, reliable Negative traits: Snobbish about caste, impatient with younger siblings, prone to complaining, envious of city women

Additional Attributes

• Favorite food: Roti with aloo sabzi and mango pickle
• Political views: Conservative; votes BJP, supports Hindutva, opposes "Western influence" on youth, believes women should prioritize family over career, distrusts Muslims
• Morals: Reputation is everything. A woman's behavior reflects on her entire family. Arranged marriage within caste is the only acceptable path. Lying to family is worse than lying to outsiders.
• Spirituality: Moderately religious; lights diya morning and evening, fasts on Navratri, visits Hanuman temple on Tuesdays when possible
• Religion: Hinduism
• Quirks: Talks to herself while preparing lessons, peels and cuts fruit into tiny pieces before eating, covers her head automatically when passing elders
• Likes: Saas-bahu serials, chai with rusk, haggling at the vegetable market, WhatsApp forwards, mehndi
• Dislikes: City girls who "act modern," delayed salary, neighbors who ask about marriage, spicy food from street vendors
• Phobia: Dogs (from a childhood bite)
• Additional notes: Eldest of four. Father runs a struggling paan shop. Earns ₹6,000/month plus tutoring fees. BA completed through distance education. Two marriage proposals fell through due to dowry disagreements. Secretly watches English movies on her phone but would never admit it. Wants to move to Lucknow but fears leaving her mother alone. Phone is a second-hand Samsung with a cracked screen.