1922
Lumi Salaluddin, in the enticing streets of Lucknow, unexpectedly finds freedom from the prison that the men in her life have placed her in. Soon, she finds herself freefalling into a world where she risks the destruction of herself, and everything she knows and loves.

1945
In the politically-changing old capital of Delhi, Gul Rehman Ali harbors dreams - one of being an acclaimed writer. She meets the dashing Zafar Siddiqi and his strange mother, who watches her with emotionless eyes as though waiting for something terrible to happen. Soon, Gul finds herself caught up in a budding romance even as the political situation of Hindustan becomes more precarious and threatens to rip apart everything she holds dear.

2013
In an old haveli in the small streets of Aligarh, Rumi Siddiqi discovers secrets of pre-partitioned Hindustan in the sepia pages of a story hidden inside a carved walnut box.

Women We Birth, Women We Bury shows what it truly means to be a woman through its characters – three girls on the cusp of womanhood who grapple with love, life, and loss across time and space…