| Term | Definition |
| Koly | The 13 year old main character |
| Maa | Koly's mother |
| Baap | Koly's father |
| Hari | Koly's 1st husband, he is very sick |
| Chandra | Koly's sister-in-law, Hari's sister |
| Sass | Koly's mother-in-law, Hari's mother |
| Sassur | Koly's father-in-law, Hari's father |
| Raji | Rickshaw driver in Vrindavan, Koly's 2nd Husband |
| Maa Kamala | A women who takes in widows like Koly |
| Tanu | Koly's friend, another widow at Maa Kamala's |
| Mr. Das | Own's the sari shop were Koly works |
| Mala | A girl who works with Koly, she is not very nice |
| Shrew | Watches everyone at the sari shop, makes sure no one is late and no one uses too many thread |
| Mrs. Devi | Sponsers the widows house, she pays for it |
| Kajal | Mala's Friend, an artist who gave Koly drugs instead of lassi |