Favourite character in VBTS

My favourite character in VBTS is Lila. This is because of the fact that she sacrifices a lot for her family. Due to the sick mother and perpetually drunk father, Hari and her had to take on the parental role with four people to take care of. Hari's leaving for Bombay without a notice makes matters worse for Lila. She had to take care of everyone in the family but she is only a child. She was deprived of her childhood, and could not enjoy education while the younger children, Bela and Kamal could.

Though not mentioned in the story, she must be bothered with a lot of problems that her family is facing. She had to worry about the financial problems and where do she get the income to maintain the family? What should she do with her mother whose illness is getting worse everyday? How is she going to take care of her? How are Bela and Kamal doing in their studies and the demand for sweets, etc? How is she going to provide enough food for the whole family? All these are examples of the problems. Most of these problems are solved by the De Slivas who are the fairy god- parents for Lila.

Though the circumstances, Lila could still take care fo her family well. This is evident from Bela and Kamal being spoilt and still having a happy childhood. She also takes very good care of her mother both before Hari leaves for Bombay and after. She also sacrifices for the family without any complains as she scrimps and saves for her family while working in the mansion.

From the above points, it is obvious that Lila is an admirable character in VBTS and that causes Lila to be my favourite character in VBTS.