The expansion of Buddhism along Asia resulted in the

Excavation at Pattanam, Source: Muziris Heritage project India has

Ms Amruta Talawadekar Senior Research Associate, MHS Bombay (now

“We do this job because every once in a

International Customs Day is celebrated on 26 January every

The birth of Jesus is widely known as Christmas

Figure 1 Jahanara Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahanara_Begum#/media/File:Princess_Jahanara_aged_18,_British_Library,_Add_Or_3129,_f.13v.jpg In the previous two segments,

Figure 1 Nur Jahan  Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nur_Jahan#/media/File:Nurjahan.jpg In the last segment we

Figure 1 Mariam-uz-zamani  Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mariam_uz-Zamani The grandeur of the Mughal

Image 1 Potrait of Captain Mahendranath Mulla. Source –

Kajal Gautam Research Intern Maritime History Society   The

INS Kiltan Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INS_Kiltan_(P30)#/media/File:INS_Kiltan_departs_Sihanoukville_Autonomous_Port_port.jpg Indigenously built, INS Kiltan is

Image 1 Symbolising Indian Navy and its collaboration with

“A good Navy is not a provocation to war.

Crest of INS Dega (L), INS Dega, Visakhapatnam (R)

The oldest Command Hospital of the Indian Navy, Indian

According to the Cambridge dictionary, the term ‘iconography’ refers

The requirement to create an indigenous marine gas turbine

By Ms Uma Kabe, Project Research Associate, Maritime History

Introduction In the Indo-Pak War of 1971, at the

We have often heard stories of the jovial, dhansak

The Sundarbans are a land mass formed by the

Leading Fighter Air Squadron of the Indian Navy, the

At the very end of the Navy Nagar in

Figure 1 A Harappan seal depicting a reed boat

Shipbuilding in India gained momentum in the nineteenth century

Nautical Fiction is a genre that has intrigued the

It has been a little over 500 years completion

Stories act as a conduit through which the complexity

Many islands in the Indian Ocean and Pacific were

The ‘Killer’ Squadron of the Indian Navy is a

Our Indian historical narratives have references of heroes and

Indian piracy- a chapter of the Indian Maritime History

Introduction Oceans account for 70% of the earth’s surface,

Mumbai, (erstwhile Bombay) has been a treasure trove for

Introduction The term Malabar denotes the Indian Subcontinent’s southwestern

The efficacy of submarines as a potent military machine

This day, in the year 2017, i.e., 06 March,

Introduction International women’s day is an event to commemorate

The Indian subcontinent has a vast history of flourishing

India has a vast coastline, geographically gifted harbours and

INTRODUCTION Piracy has been widely romanticized by writers and

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution

At the heart of the bustling city of Mumbai

India’s first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier began

In 1992, The Indian Navy with the Odisha State

When on 26 December 2004, Tsunami struck due to

An initiative that was given a “princely” sum of

The average lifespan of a ship at sea is

“India will always be a voice of moderation, an

On 24 June 2021, Shri Rajnath Singh visited the

“Nature has ensured that India’s geographic configuration makes her

An understated facet of colonial history of the Indian

Every year, on April 5, India celebrates National Maritime

Ports were where maritime trade blossomed, people from far

Roadways are often blocked because of broken cars or

Imagine a plate of delectable food in front of

“Geography provides strategy with underlying continuity, a point that

As we study the history of Bombay, we realise

With each passing day, tensions are rife along the

The 1971 Indo Pak war was a defining battle

While the city of Mumbai woke up to experience

Most of us have ferried across water in boats

India, being a maritime country with water along its

Mumbai, the city fascinates many people and is rightly

The Mughal rule in India witnessed tremendous power politics

Since MHS through its constant endeavours attempts to dig

While flipping through the pages of history, we hear

Being a maritime country with a vast coastline spread

The Ocean realm covers 71% of the Earth’s surface,

Maritime history is a broad, interdisciplinary theme while studying

The tiny Union territory is making big news! Lakshadweep

By Aishwarya Devasthali, Project Research Associate, Maritime History Society 

My first encounter with the Makara was on a

By Aishwarya Vivek Devasthali, Research Associate,Maritime History Society “What’s

By Amruta Talawadekar, Research Associate,Maritime History Society ‘Names of

The Vande Bharat is one mammoth mission to evacuate

Heritage is what has been passed on from one

It happens quite often that when an aerated drink

Submariners have been prepping for decades for ‘Extreme Isolation’.

Our personal journeys are dotted with questions. We want