The lead character is Luharia Sonkaria, who is the village's medicine man, a role that was his father's and grandfather's before him. The government provides them no viable alternatives - they offer unusable land a hundred miles away or a small sum of money in compensation for their river-side land.
The lead character is Luharia Sonkaria, who is the village's traditional healer, a role that was his father's and grandfather's before him. The government offers them no viable options - they propose unusable land a hundred miles away or a small sum of money in compensation for their riverside land.