![]() It is high time we studied this," says historian Makrand Mehta, who will address the conference on Sunday. ![]() "Malam's role in the Vasco expedition has largely been overlooked by historians. Salvadori has made this observation in her 'We Came In Dhows', an account written after interacting with people in Gujarat. Italian researcher Sinthia Salvadori too has concluded that it was Malam who showed Gama the way to India. German author Justus says it was Malam who accompanied Vasco. Some historians suggest Majid could not have been near the vicinity at the time. According to another account, he was the famous Arab navigator Ibn Majid. Historians have differed over the identity of the sailor, calling him a Christian, a Muslim and a Gujarati. At Malindi, Gama's crew roped in a pilot who could guide the expedition to Calicut. Scholars and research institutes from France, Portugal, China, Singapore and Sri Lanka are taking part in the event. Malam hailed from Mandvi, a ship-building hub, where a three-day maritime conference 'Gujarat and the sea' is in progress. Historians and scholars gathered at Gujarat's port town Mandvi are discussing how a Kutchi sailor, Kanji Malam, navigated the commander to Calicut from Malindi on east African coast. MANDVI: When Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovered Europe-to-India sea route in 1497, he had a Gujarati by his side to show him the way.
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