Meanwhile, Khader takes Lin under his wing personally, inviting him to participate in philosophical discussions with his mafia council. Khader appreciates Lin's work in the slum and offers to help with connections in the medical black market. The head criminal in Bombay, Khader, approaches Lin through his underling, Abdullah. Before he knows it, he has become recognized as the slum doctor and his hut has become a clinic. After a fire breaks out, Lin uses his modest medical training to help the injured. Here Lin meets Qasim, Johnny Cigar, and several more affable, wise poor slum dwellers. Without money and unable to get more because of his criminal past, Lin despairs soon, however, Prabaker arranges for Lin to have a hut in his slum settlement. While en route, Prabaker and Lin get drunk at an "unofficial" bar, and Lin is robbed.
He finds a profound inner-peace and as a result the villagers dub him Shantaram, which means "man of peace." At the village Lin relaxes into the seasonal rhythms. Lin agrees and they arrive after a cramped and adventurous journey by train and cart. Having grown very close to Lin, Prabaker invites him to visit his home village of Sundar. He witnesses the slave market and visits the hashish den of the Standing Babas. Prabaker's tour of the real Bombay leads Lin into the dark underbelly of the city. He becomes better friends with Prabaker, who offers to take Lin on a tour of "the real Bombay," and introduces him to a group of witty criminal expatriots (including Didier, Modena, Ulla, Maurizio, Vikram and Letitia) who frequent Leopold's, a local establishment. Here Lin meets Karla and instantly falls for her. Trusting his instincts, Lin puts his faith in a guide, Prabaker, who leads Lin and some Canadian friends into the Colaba district of the city. Shantaram opens as Lin, a felon and heroin addict who has escaped from prison in Australia, arrives in Bombay.
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