Great book to know about pirates and sixteenth century Bengal! Great writing as well!
Simple story, with the pirates of Sundarban in the background. The story tells about a Brahmin Bishu Thakur and what happen to him and his companions when they were captured by the infamous pirate Gonzales. The premise is a interesting one, as one gets to know about the type of Pirates, namely Mog, Harmad, Bombete etc, and the rule about the Moghuls under Aurangzeb. We also come to know about the different tactics and the geographical locations and life of Sunderbans. The story is light and i...