After Kunal's mother dies, he is sent off to a boarding school in the hills. Till he has a hostel room, he stays with Tara, his father's cousin, who teaches a special music programme in the school. Teaching music helped Tara after her best friend died--that, and perhaps the company of the enigmatic figure known as Death, whom she sees everywhere.

After Kunal's mother dies, he is sent off to a boarding school in the hills. Till he has a hostel room, he stays with Tara, his father's cousin, who teaches a special music programme in the school.
Teaching music helped Tara after her best friend died-- that, and perhaps the company of the enigmatic figure known as Death, whom she sees everywhere.
Tara and Kunal must try to live together, their lives entwined by their separate losses-- which neither is comfortable talking about.
This is a tale of love and loss, of the healing and illuminating power of friendship, art and music.