In a dingy shack in the less-than-desirable Indian neighborhood he calls
home, twelve-year-old Anand is entrusted with a conch shell that
possesses mystical powers. His task is to return the shell to its
rightful home many hundreds of miles away. Accompanying him are Nisha, a
headstrong but resourceful child of the streets, and a mysterious man of
indeterminate age and surprising resources named Abadhyatta. His quest
will take him farther from home than he's ever been and will teach him
more than he ever imagined -- and it will force him to make a poignant
decision that will change him forever.