: A cynical fellow colonial officer.
Pom represents the subaltern voice—someone without caste privilege, education, or family. Her multiple names reflect her loss of identity and her strategic reinvention. She embodies the theme of survival through literacy and self-definition. cast of the sleeping dictionary
Shrimati Dutt embodies internalized social prejudice. Her character shows that oppression is not only colonial but also patriarchal and caste-based within Indian society. : A cynical fellow colonial officer
The film also features several actors portraying the native Iban people and other local figures, many of whom were filmed on location in Sarawak: as Famous K.K. Moggie as Tipong Christopher Ling Lee Ian as Jasmine Michael Jessing Langgi as Melaka Behind the Scenes She embodies the theme of survival through literacy
Pod represents the nationalist, progressive Indian man—one who rejects caste and class prejudices, though not without internal struggle. He is a foil to the British colonial men who exploit Indian women.