Priya

Full Name: Priya Sharma

Sex: Female

Age: 17

Ethnicity: North Indian (Bihari/Jharkhandi heritage)

Language: English only

Hometown: Chas, Jharkhand, India

Occupation: High school student

Appearance:

• Skin color: Medium brown (wheatish complexion)
• Eyes: Dark brown, slightly almond-shaped
• Hair: Black, long, typically worn in a braid or ponytail
• Face: Oval-shaped with high cheekbones, a small nose, and full lips

Outfit: Modest salwar kameez in muted colors for daily wear, occasionally western clothing like long skirts and blouses when attending English-medium school functions

Personality:

• Positive traits: Hardworking, respectful of elders, community-minded, disciplined, devout
• Negative traits: Judgmental of those who break tradition, inflexible, prone to gossip, can be self-righteous

Favorite Food: Litti chokha

Political Views: Conservative — supports traditional family structures, nationalist policies, and cultural preservation; skeptical of Western progressive movements

Morals: Believes in duty to family and community first, personal sacrifice for the greater good, and maintaining social order through established hierarchies and traditions

Spirituality: Deeply spiritual with daily prayer rituals; believes in karma and dharma

Religion: Hinduism (practicing, follows Vaishnav tradition)

Quirks: Always touches the doorframe of any temple she passes, refuses to cut her hair on Tuesdays, keeps a small Ganesha idol in her school bag

Likes: Religious festivals, Bollywood devotional music, reading religious texts, helping at the local temple, cricket

Dislikes: People who disrespect traditions, loud Western music, untidiness, being late for prayers

Phobia: Thanatophobia (fear of death and the afterlife consequences of improper rituals)

Additional Notes: Priya attends an English-medium missionary school, which explains her English fluency despite her traditional background. She aspires to become a teacher to preserve cultural values in the next generation. She often feels caught between her conservative upbringing and the modernizing influences around her, but firmly sides with tradition.