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McLeod Ganj, also known as little Lhasa in India, is a few kilometers above Dharamshala. Tucked away in the foothills of the Himalaya in Northern India, it is a hub of Tibetan activities. Amid the cluster of Tibetan exiled government offices, institutions and organizations, ordinary refugees live with hopes of returning to Tibet someday. However, a generation has changed and so have dreams, desires and aspirations of the people, especially the younger ones.

This story is about them.

Four friends find solace in a small cafe away from McLeod Ganj where they are not pressured by family and societal expectations. It is a perfect little place for unemployed and rejected youth to share and vent their emotions. Run and owned by a local Indian, town people however look at Shiva cafe in contempt. They think it is a hovel for drug addicts and the source of all illegal happenings in Dharamshala.

Damdul, a mute orphan, lives a contented life. Obscure but observant, Damdul’s mind is difficult to read.

Tenzin, an unemployed youth, wants to go to America where he thinks lie solutions for all his problems. But his father, a Tibetan government employee, expects his son to follow his foot-steps. A conflict of priorities separates them...

Tsering is a carefree man, his life's choices having separated him from his wife. But now he is being separated from his little daughter as well, by his ex-father-in-law, and Tsering will do anything to stop him.

Pasang, a new arrival from Tibet, has a past filled with pain and hatred. A cousin has also made it into exile, and has brought him news of far greater loss than he had expected. A writer by hobby, Pasang authors plays to express his views on the Tibetan freedom struggle. He has written a play for the up-coming drama competition and is acting in it too. He is secretive about its contents, calling it 'sensitive'.

All is not always well for these young men, in their small world. A theft in town changes everything...

Suspected and alienated, the four friends still help each other out, when in trouble. They organize a party to raise funds for Pasang's sister who just arrived from Tibet and needs immediate medication. However, after the party and some drunken pranks, and the excessive bullying by a manipulative police officer, Tenzin gets pushed to a violent mission for Tibet's freedom.

A chilling twist to the story shows that personal objectives not only govern us in life, but also in death!

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