Twinkle, however, feels bad about dumping this stuff since it's kind of sacrilegious and convinces Sanjeev to at least keep the little collection on the mantle.He tells Twinkle they should get the realtor to dump them. He thinks that since there are so many just lying around, they aren't particularly sacred and therefore just silly. The very grown-up (and uptight) Sanjeev just doesn't understand what Twinkle sees in these Christ figurines.He's just found out that he might be tapped for the VP position at his firm. He was an engineering major at MIT and then moved from Boston to Hartford, Connecticut to work at a firm. As Twinkle is wondering about these things, we find out that Sanjeev is basically your classic overachiever who makes good.Like maybe the previous owners were born-agains? Or they wanted to convert people?

Twinkle, on the other hand, starts to wonder about the story behind these knick-knacks.

She takes a liking to these little figurines and has placed the growing collection on the mantle for everyone to see, especially Sanjeev, who can't stand them.

And when we say 'a lot,' we really mean it.

Only 2 things: first, Sanjeev and Twinkle aren't even Christian-they're Hindus second, Twinkle ends up finding a lot of Christian stuff. We've got a couple-Sanjeev and Twinkle (yes, as in Little Star, go ahead and hum away)-who are moving into their new house when Twinkle finds a little statue of Jesus.

So you know how a marriage can turn sour over the littlest things? That's pretty much what happens at the beginning of the story.

Interpreter of maladies sparknotes