A collection of 19 short stories depicting the participation of villagers, the poorest of the poor, the aged, the destitute, the literate and the illiterate in the freedom struggle The stories present a picture of the zeal and the feeling of nationalism in the Indian society Some of the short stories in this collection had been written with a view to reforming the Indian society and setting it free from the evils of alcohlism and gambling In a society where women are subjected to infinite number of taboos they are shown taking active part in the freedom movement