The articles compiled in the book endorse the view that the elite class deliberately distorted the image of the heroes of Dalits and lower castes. The projection of Mahishasur as a demon was part of the Aryans' strategy of oppression. History, however, tells a different tale. The Brahmins wrote all the religious scriptures, including the Vedas and the Puranas, and they are basically anti-Dalit. They were meant to culturally enslave the Dalits and blunt their consciousness. This is continuing even today.

The book challenges centuries-old beliefs and traditions by treating them as cultural concepts that were devised to strengthen the exploitative structure and to perpetuate the slavery of Dalit and backward castes.The editior has fulfilled a crying need of contemporary history.The book is an eye-opener.