A government scheme sees newly widowed Santosh inherit her husband’s job as a police constable in the rural badlands of Northern India. When a low-caste girl is found raped and murdered, she is pulled into the investigation under the wing of charismatic feminist inspector Sharma.
Abandoned for not bearing a son, a resolute Ganga raises her three daughters against the backdrop of Varanasi, and their triumphs, despite the injustice and hardship, become her greatest victory.
