Who is Lady Lili Chatterjee from The Jewel in the Crown and what is their importance?

Lady Lili Chatterjee is the widow of Sir Nello Chatterjee, this is a prominent Indian who was knighted by the British. She has a certain amount of prestige among the British authorities in Mayapore, but is still excluded from some places and functions because she is Indian. Lady Chatterjee lives in the MacGregor House, a large home with a surrounding garden. She has Daphne Manners stay with her for a time and later provides a home for Parvati, Daphne's daughter.