About the Book : Termite Fry
Thenee and Mari live in the low hills of the Eastern Ghats, a land of snakes and
the hunting ground of the Irular people. Their parents and relatives make a
living by catching snakes and selling the glossy skins of cobras, pythons,
vipers and rat snakes. When the government suddenly bans the snake skin trade,
the Irular lose their main source of livelihood. Termite Fry tells the story of
this period of great transformation through three generations of a family—Thenee
and Mari, their parents Rani and Karadi, and their grandfather, a great shaman
among the Irular.
When the Wildlife Protection Act