Mendha-Lekha, a small Gond tribal village in a remote region of Maharashtra, has put forth a novel example of how people can govern themselves with consensus and make a productive use of their forest.  This documentary film is a story of the struggle of the villagers who collectively took efforts to protect their surrounding forest.  The village became the first village in India to acquire the forest rights. It helped the villagers to attain financial prosperity and independence.  Mendha-Lekha successfully implemented values of gender equality, love, trust and friendship, consensus decision making and conservation of environment which are the key principles for creating a civilized and prosperous future world.  This can be brought into practice in any community where people have a will to unite.  The film conveys that the story of Mendha-Lekha is extremely meaningful in the current global scenario.  Democracy prevails where people are awakened and make their own decisions.  Decentralized governance leads to realizing the dream of a republic.