Sheela Jagan

Sheela (left) and Nikita (right)

**Sheela Jagan** is a character in the Pandava Quintet. She makes her first appearance in *Aru Shah and the Song of Death*. She is a secondary main character in *Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes*, and a minor character in *Aru Shah and the City of Gold.* Sheela is the modern-day reincarnation of the Pandava brother Sahadeva, and is the twin of Nikita Jagan. She currently lives with her family in Atlanta, Georgia.

## History

### Early Life

Sheela lived with her parents and Nikita until her parents were deported. The twins were sent into the Otherworld Foster Care System before they decided to run away.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the Song of Death

Sheela and Nikita appear in Aru's dream, telling her that she is going to save them next year. When Aru asks what she is going to save them from, the twins say, "You'll find out soon enough, Aru Shah."

### Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

Sheela and Nikita are rescued by the Pandavas and Aiden from a demon encounter, and are claimed by their soul fathers shortly after. The group attempts to keep Sheela from uttering a prophecy that could turn the tide in the war between the devas and asuras, but ultimately fail. While in Amaravati, they discover that the wishing tree there is a fake. The older Pandavas and Aiden set out on an unofficial quest to find the real Kalvapriksha, and although Sheela and Nikita can't accompany them, they visit the other Pandavas in their dreams and provide them aid. Sheela is mistook for Nikita and is kidnapped by the Sleeper's forces to help them find Kalpavriksha before the Pandava do. She is eventually reunited with the Potatoes and her sister.

### Aru Shah and the City of Gold

Sheela and Nikita live with their parents and frequently visit their sisters in their dreams. While they are not on the quest to complete Kubera's trials, they still provide some aid to the Potatoes. Later, Sheela trains with her other Pandava siblings in preparation for the war against the Sleeper.

## Appearance

Sheela is a dark-skinned ten year-old whose braids fall straight to her shoulders. Her eyes are ice blue and glow silver when she has a vision. At the beginning of *Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes*, she wears a striped T-shirt and dark jeans. When she is claimed, a silver star appears at the base of her throat.

## Personality

Sheela normally has a relaxed, if somewhat out of it expression, and is mostly unfazed by what happens. She doesn't seem to normally understand body language. Despite her young age and seeming naivete, Sheela is quite wise due to the fact that she is a clairvoyant. She always thinks before she speaks and appears to already know things would happen before they actually do. Sheela also mentions that she dislikes exercise, implying she is somewhat lazy.

## Relationships

### **NIKITA JAGAN** (Pandava sister, twin, friend)

Nikita and Sheela are very close. Nikita is very protective of Sheela, and Sheela appreciates Nikita and knows her true personality, which most other people don't see often.

### **ARU SHAH** (Pandava sister, friend)

Sheela likes Aru well, and talks to her briefly, but honestly, during the dream in which Nikita was making the Pandavas clothing. Aru seems curious towards Sheela's more closed off attitude, and feels worry for her when she sees how scared she is from the nightmare.

### **MINI KAPOOR-MERCADO-LOPEZ** (Pandava sister, friend)

Sheela likes Mini the most out of all the Potatoes. Mini likes her as well, and feels rather maternal towards her.

### **BRYNNE RAO** (Pandava sister, friend)

Brynne and Sheela don't interact as much, but Brynne is initially mad at Sheela for telling the prophecy to the Sleeper's army, but later when Brynne comes into one of her dreams, she awkwardly pats Sheela on the head, which might mean that Brynne forgave Sheela and likes Sheela as her sister.

## Powers

### Dream Travel

Sheela and Nikita can contact the other Pandava sisters across long distances through dreams.

### Less Accessible Mind

In *Aru Shah and the Song of Death*, Queen Uloopi states that because Aru, Brynne, and Mini are Pandavas, their minds are harder to access, with sizeable gaps in memory. This can be assumed to apply to Nikita and Sheela too.

### Tracking Mark

Sheela was claimed when she was underage, which granted her a silver star at the base of her throat that the Otherworld authorities could use to track her.

### Pandava Mind Link

Sheela is able to communicate telepathically with her sisters. It can be blocked out, and is typically easier the better you know somebody. So far, Sheela has used the Pandava mind link with Aru, Brynne, and Mini in their dreams, and once in her thoughts.

### Clairvoyance

Sheela can see the future and prophesize. When she uses this power, her eyes turn silver and her voice becomes oddly layered.

## Trivia

* Sheela is a Hindi name meaning "character" and "good conduct".
* Jagan is also Hindi and means “one who is self confident”
* Sheela is bilingual, speaking both English and Guyanese Creole
* Sheela likes watching thriller movies
* As confirmed in Roshani Chokshi's Instagram stories, Sheela was born a few hours after Nikita, and is Leo sun and a Libra moon