The Question and Answer section for In Custody is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The head of the Urdu department at the college where Deven teaches, Siddiqui is a slim, refined bachelor who lives in his family's ancestral home, a sprawling but decrepit manor. He lioves in the crumbling grandeur of the past. He often pretends...
Most of the characters in the book are highly manipulative and do not get along well with others. Murad is a bully; he is also very adept at playing Deven for a fool and knowing exactly what to say in order to get him to do what he wants. As a...
Desai's title, In Custody, serves to illustrate the feelings of the characters... their sense of being entrapped within India's caste system, and the lack of mobility within the system. Deven feels trapped by both his job and his marriage. He also...
