Karan Ghelo (PB)

In the grip of lust Raja Karan Vaghela abducts the beautiful Roopsundari his prime minister Madhav’s wife. Fuelled by a desire for revenge Madhav escapes to Delhi and persuades Sultan Alauddin Khilji to invade Gujarat and destroy Patan fort. This unleashes a dramatic chain of events that forever ends Rajput rule in Gujarat heralding the dawn of a new age. Rich in psychological insight and imbued with a poetic vision Karan Ghelo tells the spellbinding tale of a man who tragically failed his land and its people. About the Author The first Indian headmaster of an English-medium school in Surat and later Diwan of Bhuj Nandshankar Mehta (1835-1905) was a strong advocate of social reform. Karan Ghelo the first modern Gujarati novel and his only work of fiction draws heavily on bardic chronicles and historic texts.