Naming the Mystery: A Story of a Civilisation

Naming the Mystery: A Story of a Civilisation

By Aishwarya Vivek Devasthali, Research Associate,Maritime History Society “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet This is a very well-known quote by Shakespeare, and is much talked...
The Maritime History of Mumbai’s names

The Maritime History of Mumbai’s names

By Amruta Talawadekar, Research Associate,Maritime History Society ‘Names of places form an important part of our history. They stand as memorials of men and events in the past. They throw light on the scenes and movements of former ages, and therefore cannot be...
The Maritime Records

The Maritime Records

Heritage is what has been passed on from one generation to another. It includes buildings, tradition, culture, practices etc. which possess values and are a treasure to us. India has had a rich maritime history since the prehistoric times. Although very little has...
Dead Zones in the Indian Ocean Region

Dead Zones in the Indian Ocean Region

It happens quite often that when an aerated drink is poured, we do not consume it all at once. Sip by sip as we devour on a drink and reach half the glass, one finds that the fizz is all gone leaving just sweetened, flavoured water. Don’t we all hate such flat soda?...

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