A well-researched, rock-solid documentation written by a writer who knows his ammo. For anyone interested in Goan history, culture, social life, architecture, cuisine, stories from Goa and stories about Goa, I suggest you read the Political Timeline carefully. It is a summary of the history of Goa and helps us understand the backdrop against which all the action that happened prior to and in 1961.

Manu S Pillai’s book must be read from Introduction to Epilogue. When you read how the various rulers in India travelled to England with...