Dear Krishna,

I read ”VIRIAH” in one sitting as I could not put it down. It was truly captivating.

It is a really magnificent book and I was especially moved by your determination to recover the history of your ancestors, and you portray your struggles in this regard very movingly.

We need more such works that give historical dignity to previously marginal subjects.

Well done!

Goolam Vahed
Associate Professor, Dept of History
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa