Rhyah

**Rhyah** is Des' mother and former friend of Nalini. She is portrayed by Sarayu Blue.

## Personality

**Rhyah** at first appears to be a fun-loving, carefree mother. However, she later appears as condescending when she brags about her son Des and his potential to have a bright future, in her attempts to one-up Nalini especially when it comes to their children in terms of academics. She eventually orders Des to stay away and break-up with Devi due to her feeling Devi's emotional instability and psychological trauma will get in the way of her son's future and career.

## Physical Appearance

**Rhyah** is an Indian woman with wavy dark caramel-colored hair that falls below shoulder length and brown eyes. She typically dresses in trendy attire such as dresses and statement jewelry. For traditional Indian events, she is seen wearing saris.

## Appearances

### Season 3

* *... had my own troll*
* *... had a valentine*
* *... made someone jealous*
* *... had a breakdown*
* *... cheated*
* *... hooked up with my boyfriend*
* *... had an Indian boyfriend*

## Relationships

### Family

#### Des

Des is Rhyah's son. She shows him a great deal of affection and brags about his academic and extracurricular accomplishments. She is generally more liberal and less traditional in parenting style than Nalini, as it is revealed Des is allowed to date, and has had girlfriends in the past before Devi, whereas Nalini was adamant about not letting Devi date boys, saying they are all off limits.

### Nalini Vishwakumar

Rhyah at first is shown to be a friend to Nalini, allowing Nalini to let loose and show her more carefree and fun side. However, it is revealed she views Nalini as a side project more than a friend, and someone who she can plant her own seeds and her own agenda on. This is especially seen during Devi's orchestra performance when she tries to stop Nalini from eating a processed snack. She also shows signs of being disingenuous and her true colors are slowly revealed in the way she brags about her son Des and his potential to have a bright future, in her attempts to one-up Nalini especially when it comes to their children in terms of academics. This is even further brought out by the way she becomes uneasy about Des and Devi dating, telling Des Devi is emotionally unstable and therefore could ruin his bright future. Nalini becomes angry at this, saying Devi went through a grief that was unimaginable and has persevered despite it and asks Rhyah and Des to leave.

### Devi Vishwakumar

Rhyah becomes uneasy about Des and Devi dating, when Devi has a trauma-related flashback during her orchestra performance. While she does manage to help Devi calm down during her trauma, she becomes uneasy with Des and Devi dating as in her view, Devi is emotionally unstable and therefore could ruin his bright future.

## Trivia

* Her son Des got into Stanford early.
* She goes to a yoga studio. One time, she saw people flip the mats over and not wash them properly, resulting in her developing a tinea corporis rash.
* Nalini ends their friendship due to Rhyah treating her as more of a project than a friend and her treatment and judgmental attitude towards Devi.

## References

1. ↑ ... made someone jealous
2. ↑ ... had a valentine