A Pinch of Snuff by Manohar Malgaonkar | Characters, Summary, Analysis
A Pinch of Snuff is a short story written by Manohar Malgaonkar that was published in the assorted short story collection titled “Contemporary Indian short stories in English” in 1991. The story is witty sarcasm at the nepotism and corruption in the upper echelon of bureaucracy and the political structure of India. The story is written in first person narrative style.
Characters: Nannukaka is the protagonist of the story. He is an aged person whose nephew (younger sister’s son) is the narrator of the story who is an Under-Scretary working in the North Block of Delhi. Ratiram is a colleague of the narrator. He is Lala Sohanlal’s son who is the head of the Delhi unit of the ruling party. Hazrat Barkat Ali is an Ambassador supported by the ruling party. The Welfare Minister is a close friend of Lala Sohanlal. While Lala Sohanlal wishes his son to get married to the minister’s daughter, the minister is not willing for the relationship as he is planning for his daughter to be married to the prince of Ninnore. Nannukaka wishes to meet the welfare minister in person but he finds it not so easy and thus, he improvises his resources to create a situation where the minister himself comes forward to meet him. The Dhobi is a minor character who helps Nannukaka by playing his trick to get a luxurious car for a trial ride.
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