The film examines the commercial nature of many media organisations all over the world, and in India in particular, which is adversely impacting the democratic ideal of objective journalism.
India is the only country in the world with over 3 dozen news and current affairs channels. The documentary highlights instances of abuse when truth becomes a casualty in the desparate rush to grab 'eyeballs' and introspect on whether self-regulation can help improve the ethical standards of television broadcasters.
This documentary examines how television programmes - fiction (serials and soap operas) as well as non-fiction (news and current affairs) programmes - have influenced Indian society.
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.
The film traces the more than eight decade long history of the University of Delhi one of India's leading educational institutions and the transformation it is undergoing to meet the challenges of the new millennium.