The film tells about Indian women of different classes. The film uses the following footage: festively decorated streets of Delhi on the eve of Diwali; selling newspapers, nuts, spices, toys, ornaments on the streets of Delhi; elephants on a city street; girls in national costumes on the streets of Delhi; women with children in a cafe; pupils; housewife Vanu with her husband and two daughters at home; on a walk; Vanu's daughters are painting the courtyard on the eve of Diwali; Vanu talks about the Diwali holiday, about himself and about the social status of women in India (synchronously in English); doctor Sunita at work and at home; Sunita talks about the position of women of different classes, about the tradition of respect for elders in Indian families and about the cult of men in India (synchronously in Russian); Akhuja with her husband at home; Akhuja talks about her daughters, about raising children (synchronously in English); indian wedding.