Everyone on the God of Small Things family tree
| Portrait | Person | In the story | Life | On the chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | PappachiGrandfather, Benaan John Ipe | Dead by 1969 | An Imperial Entomologist who beat his wife. | Find on the chart |
| M | MammachiGrandmother, Soshamma Ipe | Dead by 1993 | Blind, she owns Paradise Pickles and Preserves. | Find on the chart |
| TI | The elder IpesParents of Pappachi and Baby Kochamma | Before the story | Not named on the chart. Sources1 | Find on the chart |
| BK | Baby KochammaGreat-aunt, Navomi Ipe | 1969 and 1993 | She loved Father Mulligan and accuses Velutha. | Find on the chart |
| FM | Father MulliganIrish priest | Before 1969 | The man Baby Kochamma loved all her life. Sources3 | Find on the chart |
| C | ChackoSon of Pappachi and Mammachi | 1969 and after | An Oxford man who runs the pickle factory. | Find on the chart |
| MK | Margaret KochammaEnglish wife of Chacko | 1969 | She left Chacko for Joe. Sources2 | Find on the chart |
| J | JoeSecond husband of Margaret | Dead before the visit | Killed in an accident. | Find on the chart |
| SM | Sophie MolDaughter of Chacko and Margaret | Dies in 1969 | She drowns when the boat overturns. Sources1 | Find on the chart |
| A | AmmuDaughter of Pappachi and Mammachi | Dies at thirty-one | Mother of the twins and lover of Velutha. | Find on the chart |
| B | BabaHusband of Ammu | In Calcutta | The twins’ father, divorced from Ammu. Sources3 | Find on the chart |
| E | EsthaTwin son, Esthappen | 1969 and 1993 | Returned to his father, then sent back at thirty-one. | Find on the chart |
| R | RahelTwin daughter | 1969 and 1993 | She comes home from America to meet Estha. | Find on the chart |
| LM | Larry McCaslinHusband of Rahel | Between 1969 and 1993 | An American, divorced from Rahel. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
| KM | Kochu MariaCook of the house | 1969 and 1993 | She watches television with Baby Kochamma. | Find on the chart |
| VP | Vellya PaapenFather of Velutha | 1969 | A Paravan, father of Velutha and Kuttappen. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
| V | VeluthaSon of Vellya Paapen | Dies in 1969 | Beaten by the police and left to die in a cell. | Find on the chart |
| K | KuttappenBrother of Velutha | 1969 | Paralysed and bedridden. Sources4 | Find on the chart |
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