<P> Soon Mali expresses a desire to start a machine factory with some partners from America . He asks his father to invest in this factory . Jagan is unwilling, which causes friction between Jagan and Mali . Troubled by the turmoil, Jagan decides to retire from active working . As this is happening, Mali is caught by the police for drunkenness and deserts his wife . Jagan then asks his cousin to make sure that Mali stays in prison for some time, so that he can learn his mistakes . Jagan also gives some amount of money to the cousin so that he can buy a plane ticket to Grace so she can go back to her hometown . </P> <P> The conflict between the old and young generation, their ideals and the generation gap makes' The Vendor of Sweets' a memorable story . This novel was made as a TV serial in Hindi and subsequently dubbed into English . </P> <Ul> <Li> Jagan: The protagonist . A follower of Gandhi in his youth, he is now a vendor of sweets . </Li> <Li> Mali: Jagan's son . Blame his father for his mother's death . After living in America he dislikes his hometown and wants to "modernize" it . </Li> <Li> the cousin: The Man about - town, he claims his cousinhood with the whole town. he proves to be helpful to Jagan in creating a communicative bridge . </Li> <Li> Grace: a half American half Korean girl Mali brings home, claiming she is his wife . She works like a catalyst between the two cultures, and tries to integrate into the Indian culture she has entered . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Jagan: The protagonist . A follower of Gandhi in his youth, he is now a vendor of sweets . </Li>

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