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Dust

Both Deven's home and hometown are described as being covered in this in the story.

The Color Green

Deven's shirt and Nur's walls are this color.

The College

This is where Deven took a job so that he could support his family.

Nur's House

This is where Deven first meet's Nur to interview him and finds it much rowdier than he imagined.

Letters

Deven receives many of these over the course of the story, many include demands from Nur.

Tape Recorder

Murad suggests Deven use one of these for his Nur interview so he can keep his job at the college.

Urdu Language and Poetry

Murad, Deven, and Siddiqui all work in some way to keep this alive.

Hindi

Murad calls this the language of peasants, and Nur tells Deven he is its slave.

Raj's Aunt's House

This is where Deven stays during the weeks he interviews...

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