Kailash is a youth working in Ahmadabad, Gujarat. He is driven away from the city during the Gujarat riots, after he makes a futile attempt to save a Muslim woman hunted by a group of Hindu fanatics. During the process he loses his job, ID cards. In the new place, he is helped by Sreenivasan, who is a warm and gentle human being. But, Sreenivasan, too gets killed during a communal clash. Kailash moves away to a secluded forest-like place where he shares his emotions and experiences with animals, birds, insects etc.