Chapter 2 : Who is Sarkar?

Sarkar is a lord and owner of a gigantic mansion in Tumbbad. For decades he's been unsuccessfully trying to find the location of the hidden treasure, the one that Hastar stole. Vinayak's mother has been his mistress for 12 years, hoping that she will be rewarded with one gold coin part of the Hastar statue.

Sarkar eventually dies of age, and Vinayak's mother inherits the mansion. However, she doesn't want anything to do with Tumbbad. She's got what she wants, the gold cold from Hastar's statue. She feels that would give them enough wealth to start a new modest life in another city. But Vinayak disagrees and feels they could inherit all the hidden treasure in the mansion.

Unfortunately, Vinayak's younger brother falls from a tree and dies. Mother buries her dead child and leaves town with Vinayak. She makes Vinayak promise that he will never return to Tumbbad.