First performed at the Gaiety Theatre in Bombay on 22 November 1904, during the inauguration of the Goan Union Dramatic Club, the work is considered a musical comedy.

Spending a period of ten months in Goa, he explored several villages that were under the authority of prominent Goan landholders, which included Margão, Curtorim, Raia, Loutolim, Verna, Navelim, and Chinchinim.

He observed that the predominant attitude among the villagers was one of self-interest and in-group favoritism, rather than universal love and charity as espoused by Christian teachings.

Fernandes was troubled to find that these villages, which purported to be bastions of religious devotion, were actually deeply entrenched in caste-based social hierarchies.

This mentality led Fernandes to question how true Goan unity and Christian charity could ever be achieved as long as the caste system remained deeply rooted.

He wrestled with the apparent contradiction between the villagers' professed religiosity and their failure to live up to the principles of compassion and inclusivity taught by Jesus Christ.

He devotes substantial hours to lounging in a rocking chair, a routine deemed detrimental to his health and prosperity, evident in the emergence of a noticeable pot belly.

The play delves into Casiano's hypocrisy as he lectures João Pinto, a village kunbi sorcerer, on the merits of Christian beliefs while falling short in practicing these principles himself.

Whereas Casiano relies on the inherited wealth of the family's ancestral estates, Casmiro believes in the virtue of earning one's own living through hard work.

Fonseca is the proprietor of a restaurant where an Englishman named Johnson Scotland, often seen inebriated, is witnessed causing amusement through his actions, leading to a dispute.

Casiano, Casmiro's father travels to Bombay to visit his son, and during this trip, he becomes aware of the existence of wealthier individuals in society beyond the Goan landlords, including himself.

Casmiro uses this opportunity to illustrate to his father the detrimental impact of restricting social interactions solely to one's own caste group.

This revelation prompts Casiano, who had adhered staunchly to biased convictions, to recognize the significance of unity in fostering substantial social changes.