Dwijodas

Dwijodas, the elder brother of Devdas Mukherjee and a son of Narayan Mukherjee, is shown at the point where family grief gives way to family administration. His uncontrolled mourning at his father’s funeral contrasts sharply with Devdas’s stillness; two days later, Dwijodas is asking his brother to share decisions about the rites and the estate.

Identity and Family Position

Dwijodas belongs to the household of Narayan Mukherjee and is Devdas’s elder brother. The narrative gives him particular weight in the family after their father’s death: he takes the lead in discussing the cost of the last rites, but insists that Devdas, now grown, should have a say. His role is therefore both senior and consultative, combining responsibility for family affairs with recognition of his younger brother’s standing.

Grief at Narayan Mukherjee’s Funeral

After Narayan Mukherjee’s last rites, Dwijodas weeps so violently that several men have to restrain him. Devdas, by contrast, sits beside a pillar without speaking or shedding a tear. When someone approaches Devdas with words of consolation, Devdas gestures toward Dwijodas, directing the attention to the brother whose grief is visibly breaking through. The contrast does not make Dwijodas’s mourning a private display alone: it also reveals how differently the brothers respond to the same loss, and how Devdas, though outwardly composed, recognizes where consolation is needed.

Responsibility and the Inheritance

Two days later, as the household begins to resume its routines, Dwijodas asks Devdas how much should be spent on their father’s last rites. He does not treat the decision as his alone: he explicitly tells Devdas that his opinion matters because he has grown up. When Devdas asks about the available cash, Dwijodas explains that their father’s account contains one and a half lakh rupees and proposes spending ten thousand on the rites. He then sets out the consequences for the brothers: after that expenditure, each will receive seventy thousand rupees. The exchange presents Dwijodas as practical and transparent about the estate, while also marking a change in the brothers’ relationship: Devdas is now included in decisions that concern the family’s resources.

Place in the Family’s Later Strains

After their father’s death, Devdas remains at home for six months, increasingly restless and troubled by thoughts of Parvati Chakravarty. The narrative identifies Dwijodas and his nagging wife as making life more difficult for him, placing the elder brother within the domestic pressures surrounding Devdas’s departure from the household. It does not specify particular acts by Dwijodas in this later friction; his clearest individual actions remain his intense mourning and his measured handling of the funeral budget and inheritance.