Mahadev is one of the few educated young men from Sajjanpur. His ambition is to be a novelist but finds it easier to make a living by writing sitting next to the post office. His ability to write persuasive letters makes him makes popular with the largely non-literate population of the town. Aware of this powere he soon uses his talent to manipulate people with amusing and sometimes not such a amusing results.

With this as the narrative frame Welcome to Sajjanpur shows in an entertaiing musical and comic way characters and events that are at once hilarious and poignant. A delightful satirical take on a contemporary Indian village