Go to wwwtehelkacom in search type Zimler with Tara Sahgal you will get this site with the last question reproduced here.
From Tehelka Magazine Vol 5 Issue 14 Dated April 12 2008
Q.What would you like Indian readers to take away from Guardian? A:I wrote this book as my vengeance against the power-hungry Catholic priests who tortured and murdered Indians under their rule, who almost succeeded in wiping out all traces of Hinduism from Goa. We should never forget that they made a fortune since they confiscated all the property belonging to the converted Hindu and Jewish prisoners. When I see the golden candlesticks in Catholic churches, I try to remember that all that wealth was made, in part, by murdering Indians in Goa. What I find horrible is that the Portuguese still speak of Goa as if it was the exotic, friendly capital of the spice trade. I also find it unforgivable that the Catholic missionary who petitioned the Pope and Portuguese king to impose the Inquistion on Goa, Francis Xavier, was later canonised. As far as I know, he’s still the patron saint of Catholic missionaries. Sainthood for a man who made it possible for the priests of Goa to torture and burn former Hindus up to 1812? Excuse me for being blunt, but I find it disgusting
Go to wwwzimlercom Got to Books section and then click in chapter sec of Guardian of Dawn. Richard writes poignantly . Tears trickled for all of use who read this. I will buy this novel and read.
