A look at the lives of some young people from different backgrounds – the privileged, the not so privileged, tribal and artisan. As they explore their roles, identities and their own sense of self.
The documentary investigates why underground fires- literally and metaphorically- are raging for so many years in and around the township of Jharia in Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand. Thousands of residents are living on top of a veritable inferno whereas powerful mafia organisations are exploiting the underpriviledged - by mining illegally, supervising organised pilferage, running extortion rackets and bagging lucrative contracts.