Spanning five years, and alternating between northeast India and New Delhi, this is a story of love and loss, of lives adrift in a mega city, and of the lesser-known side of urban India. Diffused with subtle humour and sharp insights, it is a tale set in an ancient city where chimaeras are chased and lives are invented anew.Amidst the haze of an aimless college life, a young student from Shillong meets the mercurial Naina at a party near Delhi University campus.