The Mistress of Spices

What are all the names Tilo is known by over the course of the novel, The Mistress of Spices?

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• Tilottama: one who restores hope.

• She was known as Nayan Tara as a youngster, which means Star-seer.

• After the earthquake, Tilo chooses the name Maya, because it has several meanings. One of those is “the power that keeps this imperfect world going day after day” (337).

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The Mistress of Spices