In 'Midnight's Children', what is the name of Saleem Sinai's son?
Answer
Aadam Sinai
Answer
Aadam Sinai
In 'Midnight's Children', Saleem Sinai's son is named Aadam Sinai.
Aadam is the child of Parvati-the-witch and Shiva, making him Saleem’s son through the novel’s extraordinary chain of switched identities and relationships. Parvati becomes Saleem’s wife, Leylah Sinai, after Saleem loses his family connections and joins the conjurers’ ghetto in New Delhi.
Aadam is born during the period of political repression known as the Emergency. He belongs to a second generation of children associated with India’s independence, echoing the original Midnight’s Children born around the country’s birth in 1947. His unusually large ears and strong will mark him as another symbolically charged figure in Rushdie’s magical-realist world.
The main confusion comes from the answer choices: Padma is Saleem’s companion and eventual wife, Parvati is the witch who bears his child, and Shiva is the child’s biological father. Aadam Sinai is the son Saleem raises and claims, while Shiva is his biological parent.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026