Contents ^ CONTENTS. Page Publishers' Preface................. v Author's Introduction . . , ........ . . . . . vii List of Books consulted by the Author........ix BOOK I-THE VOLCANO Chapter I—Swadharma and Swaraj ........ 3 Chapter II—The Chain of Causes ......... 13 Chapter III—Nana Sahib and Lakshmi Bai...... 22 Chapter IV—Ayodhya............... 35 Chapter V—Adding Fuel to Fire.......... 45 Chapter VI—The Great Sacrifice.......... 56 Chapter VII—Secret Organisation.......... 59 BOOK II—THE ERUPTION Chapter I—Shahid Mangal Panday ......... 85 Chapter II—Meerut...............90 Chapter III—Delhi................97 Chapter IV—Interlude and the Panjab.......106 Chapter V—Aligarh and Nasirabad.........132 Chapter VI—Rohilkhand..............137 Chapter VII—Benares and Allahabad........146 Chapter VIII—Cawnpore and Jhansi.........169 Chapter IX—Oudh.................197 Chapter X—The Summing Up............212 XI