by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 16, 2023 | All, Blogs
The birth of Jesus is widely known as Christmas in India, owing to the predominance of the English language in the South Asian Subcontinent. It is also interesting to note that Christmas in many pockets of western India has a different nomenclature. In Goa,...
by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 16, 2023 | All, Blogs
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, we have read about Mariam-uz-Zamani and Nur Jahan’s maritime pursuits. While...
by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 16, 2023 | All, Blogs
Figure 1 Nur Jahan Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nur_Jahan#/media/File:Nurjahan.jpg In the last segment we read about Mariam-uz-Zamani’s maritime pursuits, she builds up a trading empire and is actively involved in the proceeds and functioning of her maritime...
by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 16, 2023 | All, Blogs
Figure 1 Mariam-uz-zamani Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mariam_uz-Zamani The grandeur of the Mughal court narrated in the chronicles of foreign travellers are well documented pieces of history. These stories were carried to places far across the...
by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 16, 2023 | All, Blogs
Image 1 Potrait of Captain Mahendranath Mulla. Source – Maritime History Society Archives 09 December 1971, was a fateful day. In the midst of the 1971 Indo-Pak War, the Pakistani Naval Ship (PNS) Hangor torpedoed and sank the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Khukri (F149). 09...
