In August 1942, amidst World War II and martial law in British India, Mahatma Gandhi launched the Quit India Movement in Bombay. DO OR DIE, he exhorted to the massive crowd of freedom fighters. Overnight, tens of thousands of Indian freedom fighters and leaders were detained by the British, bringing the movement to a dead halt. At this bleak moment in India’s freedom struggle, Usha and her college friends united to start a clandestine radio station called CONGRESS RADIO. Their mission was to reignite the spirit of the freedom struggle by broadcasting recorded speeches of Congress leaders. What seemed implausible initially became a reality with the support of a radio engineer and unexpected funding. This marked the commencement of the nightly broadcasts of CONGRESS RADIO. The news of these fiery patriotic broadcasts spread faster than Usha and her friends had anticipated. Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, one of the few Indian Congress leaders who had evaded arrest and was underground, heard their transmission. He was deeply impressed and believed this could be the essential weapon the freedom struggle needed. He decided to find the broadcasters and join hands with them. Simultaneously, the Viceroy in Delhi got wind of the broadcast and issued a "search and destroy" order against Congress Radio, though the authorities were unaware of its location. To strike a crippling blow against the British Empire, Dr. Lohia, Usha and her friends inspired and set off a movement where groups of underground freedom fighters all over India began training and preparing for a coordinated attack, aided by Congress Radio. The pursuit to locate and shut down the radio initiated a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game between the British Raj and Usha. What followed was a courageous battle of determination and cunning, where Usha found herself in a DO OR DIE situation.
