Our List member N.P Chekkutty has written an excellent article on the Lost rulers of the Malabar Coast (now Kerala). ''Tales of love and loss from the heyday of Portuguese rule in Kochi/Cochin''. Very good reading material. Visit http://himalmag.com/component/content/article/5131-lost-rulers-of-the-malabar-coast.html ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

Do you think N.P. Chekkutty would know something or someone researching the Portuguese rule in the Bay of Bengal. I am particularly interested in Sebastiao Tibau Goncalves during 1600 to 1625. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Joyce Munro - ----Original Message----- Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] The heyday of Portuguese rule in Kochi/Cochin Our List member N.P Chekkutty has written an excellent article on the Lost rulers of the Malabar Coast (now Kerala). ''Tales of love and loss from the heyday of Portuguese rule in Kochi/Cochin''. Very good reading material. Visit <http://himalmag.com/component/content/article/5131-lost-rulers-of-the-malab ar-coast.html> http://himalmag.com/component/content/article/5131-lost-rulers-of-the-malaba r-coast.html ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar