Ahmed Sinai’s Rise and Decline
Midnight's ChildrenThis flow follows Ahmed’s business ambitions, financial reversals, drinking, stroke, and late reconciliation with Amina.
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Bearing strength in each event
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Bearing strength in each eventdecreasingA Delhi Businessman
A New Start
Migration
Ahmed moves from Delhi to Bombay after fire destroys the godown and pushes him out of the leathercloth trade.
Ambition
He enters property dealing, hoping to turn a wrong turn into prosperity.
The Freeze
Assets Blocked
Crisis
The government freezes Ahmed’s accounts and savings, leaving him financially powerless.
Response
Amina secretly wins money at the racecourse and funds his legal challenge.
The Tetrapod Dream
Reclaiming Land
Partnership
Ahmed joins Doctor Narlikar’s scheme to build concrete tetrapods and reclaim land from the sea.
Collapse
Narlikar’s death leaves Ahmed exposed, and the Narlikar women take control of the venture.
Drink and Abstraction
Withdrawal
Decline
Ahmed turns to alcohol, speculation, and private fantasies as his business and family ties weaken.
Separation
He grows distant from Saleem and later suffers a heart condition that brings Amina back to his side.
Love After Stroke
A Late Reconciliation
Recovery
Amina nurses Ahmed after his heart attack, and he finally falls in love with her.
Destruction
Their renewed happiness ends when the 1965 air raid kills them and much of their family.
1947
January 1948
Late 1940s to 1956
1956 to 1962
September 1962 to 1965
