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British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.

King Edward asks Sherlock Holmes to perform one more task before his retirement: to safeguard the Star of Africa on a trip to Cape Town. Soon the fabled jewel is stolen and several people end up being murdered.

Damul (Bonded Until Death) highlights the ill effects of Bonded Labour System while narrating the story of a bonded labour who is left with no choice but to steal by his landlord.

Looks at the ancient but now illegal devadasi tradition, in which Hindu girls of southern India are married to a god in childhood, and at puberty sold for sex.

The Viceroy prepares a lavish engagement party for Madeleine and Ralph, though both Cynthia and Alice question his motives, whilst Cynthia learns from Eugene that the Mathers have no money. At a meeting to discuss political power-sharing, Ralph supports Dr. Kamble, representative of the despised Hindu 'Untouchables', aiming to get him on side against the Congress party, and invites him to the party, incurring the displeasure of the Viceroy and many of the Brahmin guests. Encouraged by Cynthia, Ian asks Ramu why he has employed him as his manager, and is told he will learn business skills in exchange for letting Ramu use a British name for his plantation. Aafrin's father tries to persuade his wife to accept the Untouchable, Sita, who has lied to Aafrin, claiming that the certificate is safe. At the party, Alice and Aafrin share more than a secret, and Adam's mother appears to present him to his natural father.