Jagannath's school was closed after political killings and he came to Kolkata in search of a job, Jaggannath was harassed by the kids as they called him mad he was always getting into arguments. Then they came to a village where Panchanan Ustad lived he received them and Ustad and Jaggannath had frequent arguments creating a contrast between Vedic and Folk perspectives after Nilkantha met his wife. He went into a forest where he met Naxalites, with whom he discussed Marxist history and he described them as the "cream of Bengal" misguided, successful and unsuccessful at the same time.
The passage describes a series of events in the life of Jagannath, including his school closure, relocation to Kolkata for work, encounters with children who harass him, clashes with Panchanan Ustad over differing traditions, Nilkantha's marriage and subsequent encounter with Naxalites.