As they move from Kozhikode to, Beypore, Kodungalloor, Thrissur, Kottapuram, Vypin, and finally to Fort Kochi, the group swells as they meet many mothers and their sons and relatives who have known Hari; some had known him as a tabla player, some as Tony, the jazz drummer and others as a silent political activist, a victim of police brutality, and a loner.
Beypore is famous for its boat building yard where mammoth crafts known as Urus are being built.
In 1833, the company was named the "Porto Novo Steel and Iron Company", the workshops were enlarged and a new factory was built at Beypore in the Malabar region.