Shibnath is launched from jail after serving eleven years for assaulting a British officer. His household has now change into refugees, along with his homeland, following Partition, belonging to a brand new nation. His spouse urges him to make ally along with his pal Bipin who's prepared to capitalize on Shibnath's legendary repute for patriotism, by asking to accompany him in electoral campaigns. In trade, Bipin is able to organize Shibnath the job of a faculty grasp. Nonetheless, Shibnath stays disillusioned and mystified by the life that now lies earlier than him away from his beloved—and irretrievably misplaced—homeland.