Mauritius' First Woman President Lauds Dr. Abbas Panakkal’s Groundbreaking Historical Work
Professor Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, the first woman president of Mauritius, delivered a stirring message of congratulations to Dr. Abbas Panakkal, the prominent historian, for his pivotal contributions to the field of historical scholarship. Dr. Panakkal’s latest monograph, Musaliar King, published by Bloomsbury in four different editions across four continents, critically examines decolonial historiography in the context of Malabar’s resistance to colonial forces.