Virat and Latha are Untouchables, but when their young son, Ashish, becomes ill they are in need of a doctor, and with the help of a British nurse, Virat defies the caste system to save his son.
Reviews the economic growth of India, a country with the second largest population in the world. Due to a successful economic liberalization program, India is developing a growing middle class and an expanding economy.
A biography of Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama, describes how he replaced his deceased father on a mission to India and became the first to find a direct route to Asia via the Cap of Good Hope.