Does ‘Bridgerton’ Do Justice To Its Indian Characters?

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The casting of Simone Ashley and Charithra Chandran as Kate and Edwina Sharma in Bridgerton feels significant, but even more so the nods to Indian culture that are sprinkled throughout the season.

In the very first episode, Kate makes it clear to Lady Danbury that she despises English tea, and that detail isn’t forgotten. Later in the season, when she visits the Bridgertons at Aubrey Hall, we see her picking cardamoms and cloves, both key ingredients of masala chai, out of a silk pouch to add to her cup.

, is the sequence at the altar when Kate drops her mother’s green and gold bangle only for Anthony to swoop down to pick it up and hand it back to her. The longing looks and tension between them echo those between Rahul and Anjali in the, when he slips a set of green and gold bangles onto her wrist. Bangles are a crucial component of Indian bridal ensembles, and, in both cases, their central presence in the story hints at a future union.

 

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