Summary: daunting as we had only six months to complete the work and the volume had to be published in time for the Gandhi Centenary Celebrations in October 1969. Gathering accurate information about these revolutionaries who operated in secrecy was challenging. The first volume of the Who's Who of Indian Martyrs covers patriots who sacrificed their lives from the Great Revolt of 1857 to India's Independence in 1947, including those who fought for popular governments in Princely States and liberation movements in French and Portuguese territories. The volume includes biographical data of patriots like Nand Singh, Narayan, and others who were hanged or killed in the country's freedom struggle. The collaborative effort between the Ministry of Education & Youth Services and the Ministry of Home Affairs aimed to honor and immortalize the memory of these unsung heroes of India's independence movement.