In the Introduction to his book he
mentions, «It will be suggested in this book that the founders of the Church were «East Syrian'traders, from the Persian Gulf
area, and it will be apparent that a most important feature of its history is the succession of contacts with foreign Christians, drawn to the Malabar coast by
trade.»
To address this daunting challenge the self - published author will need to educate herself about all the
areas mentioned above, and will need to become familiar with the practices of the publishing industry and the bookselling
trade.