AS CUSTOMARY, SHIVA LEAVES FOR SUGARCANE CUTTING JOB, WHICH IS SEASONAL. NEVERTHELESS, HE DOES NOT RETURN HOME AS ALWAYS. STUNG BY A POISONOUS SNAKE, SHIVA DIES IN THE FIELD LEAVING HIS PARENTS DAGADU AND KALSUBAI, WIFE BHIKU AND THREE CHILDREN, THE DAUGHTER IS AN INFANT. HIS PARENTS START CURSING THE GIRL SAYING THAT IT WAS HER EVIL-DOING THAT HE DIED. COMPELLED TO RUN THE FAMILY, BHIKU STEPS IN HIS SHOES. SHE CARRIES HER INFANT DAUGHTER WITH HER...