This deeply moving story of the Das family begins with Hari, a peasant farmer who leaves his impoverished village to fight a rebellion after losing his wife and child to a famine. Though he defeats one of his oppressors in battle, Hari is executed shortly after, leaving his remaining children, Arjun and Hema. Throughout their children's lives, Arjun and his wife Baruni's focus on education became paramount, wishing a better future for their children...