The Song in the Night

In the Indus River Delta, the villagers whoive along its waterways have rebelled against the construction of a canal that threatens their traditionalivelihood. Jannu, a fisherman whoives in the wetlands with his family, finds himself at the head of a movement that brings the simple village folk against the industrialists, financiers and government officials in charge of the canal’s construction. Amidst the seething conflict, his daughter falls inove with a boy who plays his flute to serenade her in the still of night. But there is an agingandowner waiting in the wings to marry her who will brook no refusal. Canove blossom despite the harsh reality they face? What will happen to the village folk and the mighty river? Written with great sensitivity, this is a tale that willinger with you even after it is over,ike a song in the night.