Characters in The Conch Bearer

Anand

A twelve-year-old boy from a poor family who is entrusted with a magical conch shell and must journey to the Himalayas to return it to the Brotherhood of Healers.

Also in Le miroir du feu et des rêves

Surabhanu

A renegade former member of the Brotherhood who stole the conch and pursues Anand's group to seize its power.

Nisha

A resourceful street girl with no memory of her own family who joins Anand's journey to return the conch.

Also in Le miroir du feu et des rêves

Abhaydatta

An old Master Healer of the Brotherhood who entrusts Anand with the conch and guides him on the journey to the Himalayas.