Thestorybeginsin1996whenColonelSodhi,now70,visitshissisterandherfamily.However,evenafteroverhalfacentury,thenightmaresofhisintensebattleanditsaftermathoftenreturntohaunthim.OldSodhiandyoungAmarbegintobondandSodhiaccom aniesAmartoBurma(Myanmar)foranassignmentfromBBCtoshootadocumentaryonthestudentsagainsttheMilitaryJuntaforfreedomanddemocracy.InSinga ore,Sodhivisitsthe laceswhichbringbackthememoriesofhimasaLieutenantintheBritishIndianArmyLt.Sodhimeetsabeautiful hotogra herMayawhoins ireshimtochange.SodhifallsinlovewithMayawhojoinstheIndianNationalArmy.OldSodhilandsinBurmawithAmar,andiswelcomedbyanIndiangirlRani.Theyaccidentallygetcaughtinthestudent rotestandfiringbytheMilitaryJuntatosu ressthestudentagitation.WhenthesoldiersoftheMilitaryJuntagetroughandviolentwithAmarandRani,oldSodhiissuddenlytransformedintotheyoungLt.SodhiandkillsthetwoBurmesesoldierstodefendhisgrou .OldSodhiandhisgrou ’sesca efromtheBurmesesoldiersruns aralleltotheattackbytheBritishbombersonLt.Sodhi’sunit.In1944,theIndianNationalArmy,tired,hungry,cold,feverish,sickhadreachedIm haltodefenditagainstalltheodds iledheavilyagainstthem.Inaschoolsetu byRani’sgrandmother,OldSodhifindsthe hotogra hofMayaandrealizesthatMayahasbeendead.OldSodhi,finallyredeemshimselfbyhel inghisyounggrou safelycrossoverfromBurmaintoIndia,andkee his romisetoMayathathewouldonedayreturntoBurmatofindherandbewithherwhenhisbodyisblownbytheBurmesesoldierstoashesandglory