
REDISCOVERING INDIA’S MARITIME LEGACY OF ANCIENT SHIPBUILDING: THE “STITCHED SHIP” PROJECT
Abstract
As India awakens from its deep maritime slumber and purposefully marches towards regaining its maritime identity as also its rightful place on the head-table of the community of nations, it is imperative that we delve deep into our…

BOOK REVIEW: "EMPIRES OF THE SEA: A HUMAN HISTORY OF THE INDIAN OCEAN WORLD”
Radhika Seshan. Pan Macmillan Publishing India Pvt Ltd, 2024. 236 Pages, ISBN: 978-93-90742-50-9, Rs 357 (Paperback)
Radhika Seshan’s book, “Empire of the Seas: A Human History of the Indian Ocean World”, breaks new ground in the ongoing…

THE CASE FOR INDIA’S SEAFARING LEGACY - ANCIENT INDIAN SHIPBUILDING
Keywords: Maritime History, Indian Maritime History, Shipbuilding, Ancient Shipbuilding, Maritime Heritage
The contemporary global shipbuilding industry has been shaped by epochal change on a near continuous basis. Shipbuilding is itself…

INTERNATIONAL STRAITS OF RELEVANCE TO INDIA
Abstract
International straits, by way of geography—resulting in their reference as ‘choke points’—and function, are a crucial component of the maritime domain. This is particularly true of the Indian Ocean Region within which India…
