Spanning a time frame between India's freedom and after, Hari treads the path of the mystics.
Hari begins his journey in the Northern State of Rajasthan. His mother single-handedly rescues the children from poverty and moves down South. He grows up with his brother and becomes a successful school master and thus commences his story as Masterji.
With Masterji, we travel back to pre-independence India when marriage outside one's caste was sacrilegious and committing suicide was probably preferable to 'falling in love'. Hoping that obeying his Mother is the best way to pay back his dues as a responsible son, he marries as per his Mother's wish to someone from within the community. Soon he finds out that the marriage is incompatible and seeks separation. A little later, he discovers his love for someone much younger and from a different community. His journey continues with experiences of gains and losses till, finally he listens to the voice within.
Spanning a time frame between India's celebration of freedom and it's repentance over the greed of the powerful, Hari treads the path of the mystics, seeking the unknown in holy places. Caught between the dilemma of his evolving spiritual consciousness and deep-rooted desire to belong, he reflects on the life of yore.