While the nation was celebrating Independence from British Rule and singing all praises for the Father of The Nation Mahatma Gandhi the news of his assassination came as a shock. He was shot in the chest three times while he was walking towards the prayer grounds at the Birla House New Delhi. The man behind the assassination Nathuram Godse was a well known nationalist. He was arrested at the crime scene and sentenced to death after a year long trial. The book contains the final speech given by Godse in the court mentioning the reason behind the drastic step he took.