The journey of a lifetime unfolds as 4,50,000 people from different parts of India and 136 from Haryana state signed contracts with dreams in their eyes, not knowing what the future had in store for them. With an expression of pain and frustration writ large on their faces, they carve a niché for themselves amidst all things alien. They passed these hurdles with aplomb due to their strong cultural roots. This important part of history must be reanalysed and reconstructed.