Gangacharan is the new Brahmin of a village, where he assumes various duties: teaching, organizing religious events, and trying to prevent epidemics. But in that year 1943, war is raging (as reminded by the planes occasionally heard flying over the countryside), and a major famine is under way. As food shortages reach catastrophic proportions, Gangacharan attempts to preserve his privileged situation, while his generous wife, Ananga, conversely tries to help and support the community.
Gangacharan Chakravarti
Ananga, Gangacharan's wife
Chutki
Moti
Dinabandhu
Nibaran
'Scarface' Jadu
Adhar
(as Santosh Mitra)
Biswas
Mokshada
Khenti