The film is set in colonial India in 1938, when Gandhi came to power. The story starts when Chuyia, aged 7, and loses her husband is sent to a home where Hindu widows live in penitence. Aged 18 to 80 years, these women "pariah" to a shaved head, begging for food and spend their time praying mort.L pending the arrival of this curious and innocent child will affect the lives of other residents. Including that of Kalyani, a beautiful widow who falls in love with Narayan, a young idealist, a follower of Gandhi.Peu little the presence of Chuyia will undermine everything they have resigned to accept and push them to rebel against the tyranny of this lifestyle and controversial past.