Daksha the Medicine Girl
Sign in to keep track of books you’ve read and want to read.
Daksha is a young girl living in a hamlet in the Himalayas. She has lost her family in a landslide and flash floods. But the people in the hamlet look out for one another and she is not alone. She starts helping the vaidya (the doctor practicing native medicine) and learns the uses of medicinal herbs and roots.
Read more
During the harsh winters, many residents leave the hamlet for the plains.
Daksha stays back and her skills are put to use in the most unexpected way. This brings about a change in Daksha's life. Daksha is sent to school in a town far away from her home.
Good, kind people are prepared to help her and change her life for the better. The problem is Daksha does not want her life to change. She wants to live among the mountains, close to the deodar trees, gathering and distilling herbs.
Liked Daksha the Medicine Girl? Here’s where I’d start.
These suit anyone who liked Daksha the Medicine Girl. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.
