A tragic event from passages of India's glorious past which has been woven with historical facts, imagination and poetry in the style of folklorists. Tragic event that has been almost forgotten is brought in a manner that brings alive the events as if unfolding in front of the eyes and taking the reader to 14th century India. Facts and imagination blended together so as to bring about an cohesive force. Mewar an ancient Rajput kingdom of North Western India has faced many sieges in its long history. This book tells of the first siege. Famed for her beauty Queen Padhmini; was the object of the first siege. The Sultan of Delhi obssessed by her beauty attacked the fort. The book moves at a fast pace towards the culmination of events. Queen Padhmini takes the ultimate path to save her honor.