The Lord and Master of Gujarat

The kingdom of Patan is under attack from the army of Avanti. People have fled their villages to seek refuge in the city. Amidst the mounting panic the arrival of Kaak a young warrior from Laat sets in motion a frantic chain of events.The Lord and Master of Gujarat is set four years after The Glory of Patan and unfolds at dizzying speed abounding in conspiracies heroism and romance. From the spectacular rise of Siddhraj Jaysinh to the intrigues surrounding the consolidation of Gujarat from the growing romance between Kaak and Manjari to the escalating tension between Munjal Mehta and Kirtidev over the future of the kingdom this is an epic novel in the grand tradition of Alexandre Dumas. Arguably K.M. Munshi's best-known work it deftly weaves state politics and battles with personal trials and tribulations into one glorious tapestry. Review 'K.M. Munshi's Gujarati saga finally gets its due in English . . . now available in a fine English translation by Rita and Abhijit Kothari . . . A great read' ―India Today'Like all great fiction it has a timeless quality. Indeed some readers may even find contemporary resonance' ―Daily Mail UK'A thrilling historical romance . . . Rita Kothari and Abhijit Kothari do complete justice to K.M. Munshi's classic' ―Pioneer About the Author K.M. Munshi is one of Gujarat's most well-known literary writers. His historical novels have contributed profoundly to the sense of past that Gujarat lives with. A multi-faceted personality he was a prominent lawyer freedom fighter and politician. He was also the founder of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.Rita Kothari teaches at the department of English in Ashoka University Sonipat. She is a leading theoretician in translation studies and has also written extensively on Sindhi Gujarat and language politics in India. Her notable translations include Angaliyat: The Stepchild; Unbordered Memories: Sindhi Stories of Partition and the novel Fence.Abhijit Kothari combines sociology business and management in his research and teaching. He lives in Ahmedabad where he runs his own business.