From Amazon.com: "The material presented in this study deals with a hitherto unexplored territory in Indian National history, is rich well-researched and of great interest to historians and lay readers. The wide variety of source material is impressive and the study provides fresh perspectives on a topic which has been largely bypassed by historians; and lays to rest the unfounded belief that 'benighted' Tamil Nadu played no significant role in the early stirrings of the national movement."