Generations of a closely-knit, humorous community of sugarcane laborers have been migrating yearly in search of work. Vitthal belongs to the young, educated generation of the community, but political apathy and lazy governance have kept them socially backward. Vitthal is still forced to rely on a life-threatening occupation like sugarcane cutting for survival. He travels along with the rest, while they live like outcasts, sacrifice their self-respect, and endure bitter hardships just to satisfy the sweet cravings of the world.