In the 1940s, amidst the crumbling British Government and India?s struggle for self-governance, two stubborn teenagers strike an unlikely friendship over a game of gilli danda. In 2011, David and Nandini?now in their eighties?recall past events, revisit memories and share them with their grandchildren. As it Happened in 1942 is a story of revolutions?in society and within people. Itis about finding the courage to accept your faults and forgiving others. But mostly, it?s the tale of two friends who push each other to grow and face a world determined to change them.