The discovery of sea-route to India by the end of fifteenth century (the credit of which goes to the Portuguese) and the establishment of European trade on the Indian coast that brought about the economic revolution. This was a great event from the point of view of the results that followed from it. The trade on Malabar coast formed the core of trade in spices in this period and the Portuguese trade established there right at the dawn of sixteenth century had international repercusions. By the end of seventeenth century, the Portuguese had been displaced by their Dutch rivals in Malabar. This work, in two volumes, portrays complete picture of Portuguese and their activities in India. The entire information is organised under total 26 chapters. No doubt, this work will prove a dependable reference tool to all concerned.