It is an indepth book on the life of Rakhal das Banerjee the problems and hardship he had to face because he was an Indian in the then British dominated ASI.The book also delves into how he was earlier not financed by ASI for the excavation work at Mohenjodaro and he had to use his personal finance.
Due to the British domination he also had to face false theft accusation .
To sum it up it is an interesting book on the Life of Rakhaldas Banerjee a famous Archeologist, Numismatist and Historian.