Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (RD/CN)

Mangalore, Jan 4: Historical novel ‘For the Love of Mandovi’, authored by Professor Dr K Mohan Pai and published by Baliga Publications will be released at Town Hall at 5.00 pm on Tuesday January 4.

The novel is a work of fiction based on facts about the struggle put up by the Konkani people in Goa in the first part of the 16th century against the conquering Portuguese.

It describes the historical relationship between Goa, the Canara district, and Cochin. Regular romantic interludes and deeds of heroism are sure to make the readers feel enthralled.

The story starts on the day Alfonso Albuquerque attacked Goa and gradually unfolds a number of hitherto unknown facts about the background of the conquest and the complicated historical facts. It tells the readers how and when political and religious leaders of the soil made mistakes, how a set of ordinary school teachers build the morale of the subjugated population and groom a small but strong batch of young students to face the ultimate challenge, how they take the migrating people out of Goa and put up
an unarmed struggle against alien forces equipped with arms and religious ambition. A touch of romance and heroism will surely attract the younger generation too.

The author of the book, Dr K Mohan Pai, a professor of medicine, has amply demonstrated his capabilities of narrating the story of his ancestors in this book. He has to his credit hundreds of articles on the subject of science, history, art, culture, and philosophy. His books have already been published in Kannada and Konkani.