In the Himalayan foothills, an 80-year-old woman and a 19-year-old girl are two of the seven remaining inhabitants of an abandoned village. The two women struggle with the choice to leave for an alienating city life or continue living in a lonely village.

Following the few remaining inhabitants of Semla over years, Srishti Lakhera builds a vital archive of migration from a region under sustained environmental strain. Through candid conversations and an unsentimental gaze, Ek Tha Gaon traces how villages recede as work and possibility move elsewhere.