Synopsis The book discusses at length the issues confronting the Indian madrasas, their contribution to the Indian society, their shortcomings and why the madrasas in India need to improve the syllabus that has not been updated for at least more than a century. The book also discusses the volley of attacks on madrasas in India by people of certain ilk who try to malign the name of madrasas without any basis and tries to alleviate misgivings about madrasas by highlighting their contribution to the Indian society and Indian Freedom struggle.