12019-12-24T08:27:34-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e11661Annotationplain2019-12-24T08:27:34-05:00Amardeep Singhc185e79df2fca428277052b90841c4aba30044e1This phrase describes both Godbole's caste status (he's a high-caste Brahmin) and his geographical origins -- he is from the southern Indian plains. Since the town where the novel is set is in the northern plains (in the state in India today referred to as Bihar), it is safe to understand he is not from Chandrapore itself, and may not be a native Hindi speaker.
Deccani Brahmins had a long tradition of working for Muslim rulers in southern Indian kingdoms (the Deccani Sultanates).