Swapna, the protagonist, a consummated girl in her mid twenties belongs to Delhi, the capital city of India. She is contended and fulfilled. Her marriage with Pushkar just fifteen days back completes her cycle of jaunt. Life to her is an extended honeymoon and she seems to be sensually basking in it. But this perfect life pauses as she has to leave for Ladakh for her dissertation within fifteen days of her marriage.

Swapna's arrival in Ladakh is a revelation. The magical landscapes have a mesmerizing effect on her. Sonic, a local khempo becomes her guide on this trip. However, during the journey, Sonic goes beyond being just an academic guide for Swapna. He helps her enter a new world full of ethereal sensitivities & sensibilities. The breath-taking landscape of Ladakh – its mystic culture, its heritage and simplicity mesmerizes Swapna.

She is so overwhelmed with the mystique aura of nature and the gamut of emotions inside her that she wants to be a part of this rhapsody… be in sync with her surroundings… be one with nature… and Sonic's body becomes the medium for her journey. She resolves this to be her way of reaching out beyond any perceivable relationship; evolving to attain a new position. A position where expression in the form of sexuality is incongruent with love or faithfulness. Rather a medium of experiencing the zenith of emotions and cosmic strength. Without being judgmental, the film is left open-ended for interpretation by the viewers.

With each generation, humans evolve… and so does our thought process, which puts forth certain questions. Questions, which challenge societal norms.

As an Indian feature film in English, The Last Monk ventures into the hitherto uncharted territories of cultural Buddhism through the breath taking landscape of Ladakh in Indo-Tibetan plateau and radical understanding of relationship, sexuality and beyond.