The
play revolves around a middle-aged man, Kumar, whose father was a merchant. Kumar desires to rise above the mediocrity and dreams to become an aristocrat. For this he teaches himself the gentlemanly art of fencing, dance,
music and philosophy. Kumar's daughter Dolly loves a middle class boy Kukku but this relationship is not acceptable to Kumar as he is very class conscious and wants his daughter to get married in a rich and reputed family.