Defiance

The memoir recounts Savitri Devi's experiences during her arrest, trial, and subsequent imprisonment for distributing National Socialist propaganda in 1949 Occupied Germany. Her passionate narrative details the legal battles she faced and her reflections on ideology and identity. Devi's sentence of three years was notably shortened due to intervention from Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's government, highlighting the political complexities of her situation and her ties to India.