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Fluffy white clouds flit across the azure Goan skies as the monsoon sign off. The paddyfields, snuggling in the fertile plains of Colvale, have already turned golden and await harvesting. As Divali arrives, it's a period of contentment for the largely agrarian population of Colvale, a village ornamented by the riverine charm of the Chapora river.
Spanning the river is a rusty steel-bridge over which passes vehicular traffic bound for Pernem and Bombay. A little beyond the bridge, the river careens northwards and flows between the villages of Dargalim and Pirna. The view of the parallel stretch of palm-bedecked banks, framed against sand-filled countrycraft, is truly magical.
The emerald attire, riverine environs and strategic location must have convinced King Satespor, a descendant of King Porus (who challenged the might of Alexander, the Great), to build his palace in Colvale. Nothing remains of it today but some gold coins were said to have been found in this vicinity. Close by, in the Tanque ward, was the water reservoir for the king's horses. Here resided the aristocrats and influential officials when the throbbing village of murdoxi (lady fish) and heady feni, was a socio-political hub of the Bardez taluka.
Anyway, Colvale always buzzed with activity, in between wars. According to Fr Gonsalo Rodrigues, who had been to the Court of Adil Shah, oxen caravans would arrive in Colvale from Balghat in the Western Ghats almost twice a week in 1561. Merchants would bring in wheat, sugar, coir rope, chicken and turban-cloth on horses, oxen and mules. From Goa, they would take copra, areca nuts, salt and dry fish. The trade proved crucial to Goa's survival in the 18th and the 19th centuries, when foreign merchants began ignoring Goa, and the Marathas made living too hot along the borders. In the 17th century, when the Dutch blockaded the coastal routes, the Portuguese trade banked heavily on the Ghat routes for cloth and diamonds from the Deccan. .
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