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Sparrow

This bird is featured in the song Leela Benare sings to herself in Acts One and Three and represents Benare herself as a free spirit who is to be pitied for the way others treat her.

Parrot

This bird is featured in the song Leela Benare sings to herself in Acts One and Three and comes in the form of a green stuffed toy carried by Samant. It represents the lost childlike innocence of Benare.

Crow

This bird appears in the song sung by Leela Benare at the end of the play and represents the cruel callousness with which the other characters have bullied her.

Poison

Leela Benare carries a bottle of this in her purse. It represents her suicidal ideation and past suicidal attempt.

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The characters use this book for witnesses to swear on in lieu of the Bhagavad Gita, the religious text that Balu...

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