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The Outcastes' Colony

This location is where Bakha and his family live.

The Town

This location is where the caste Hindus live.

The Cantonment

This is a military garrison.

The Brook

This source of water is heavily polluted by the time it reaches the place where Bakha's family lives.

Tommies

This is the nickname given by locals to the British soldiers.

Fashun

This vernacular term refers to attempts to mimic a Western way of life: it includes Bakha's clothing and bedding and the Red-Lamp cigarettes the young men smoke, among other things.

The Latrines

Cleaning these objects is Bakha's responsibility; they are mainly used by the sepoys, rather than by the general town population.

Tea

This is one of the few things that Bakha can look forward to in his day; he misses when his mother used to make it for him in the early morning.

Hockey

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