Siddhesh Dhuri

When a sudden bird flu outbreak in Maharashtra leads to a government-ordered culling, a poultry farmer’s eleven-year-old son fights to save his beloved pet rooster, Mangya. A coming-of-age tale of innocence, resistance and feathered friendship!

The series is set in 1990 in the fictional village of Vesaich Vadgaon, Maharashtra. It centers on Ahilya, a teenage girl who dreams of studying medicine and becoming a doctor. Her ambitions clash with the village’s orthodox customs and gender-based restrictions. When Ahilya attains puberty, she is forced to conceal it to avoid an early marriage, while continuing to challenge the social taboos that attempt to limit her education.