Havan

Havan is about the Lambada people who have been a wandering tribe since ages and who perhaps originally belonged to Rajasthan. Literally Havan is the name of a settlement of Lambadas near Kalluru. The novel describes the lives of a few people of this settlement and faithfully recreates the history of the tribe its characteristic social events and celebrations songs and dances beliefs and customs; and their exploitation by landlords and the police. The first part of the novel is narrated by one Basappa who comes to the Thanda (settlement) as a schoolteacher and the second part is narrated by Loku Zimri Hari and Kasanu - members of the tribe.