This book seeks to examine the role of the civilian Gorkhas, living in various parts of India such as Darjeeling, Calcutta, Benares, Dehradun and the northeastern states, in the freedom struggle of India under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.

It also tells the unvarnished stories about the legendary Gorkha soldiers who joined the Indian National Army of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. It gives a vivid account of the war as to how the redoubtable Gorkhas, in alliance with the Japanese, fought against the British army in the Arakan Hillls and laid down their lives for the sake of India’s liberation from the colonial rule. A discussion on the role of Gorkhas in the Kargil war makes part of the book as well.