It is October 1910 and the lover Kim and Parvati are fleeing across India. Escaping forces beyond their control. They know that great change is afoot-the mahatma’s ideas are gaining ground and the Indian national congress is about to change remarkably with reveal the ruthlessness of the empire and gives to the promise of independence.
Kim and Parvati's lives criss-cross those of many known and unknowns Indians who believe in the Indian nation and they too swept into the very centre of the struggle for independence, where they must confront their terrifying tormentors.