by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 16, 2023 | All, Blogs
Figure 1 A Harappan seal depicting a reed boat coupled with oars. The presence of avian figures alludes to the historic disa-kaka used by seafarers in long distance travel. Source: Harappa.com India has a long tradition of indigenous seafaring which is well attested...
by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 16, 2023 | All, Blogs
Shipbuilding in India gained momentum in the nineteenth century when the East Indian Company built the Bombay Dockyard and started the construction of ships. The British initially used the Indian shipbuilding ports for repairs to deal with the increasing piracy...
by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 16, 2023 | All, Blogs
Nautical Fiction is a genre that has intrigued the masses with its larger-than-life representation of sea voyages, the life of the seamen and bringing forth various aspects of nautical culture. This is a genre that is filled with the finest details of the voyages and...
by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 16, 2023 | All, Blogs
It has been a little over 500 years completion of the first-ever circumnavigation under sail undertaken by Magellan. While he succumbed to death before the completion of his historic voyage, it was eventually concluded by Juan Sebastian Elcano. While this pioneering...
by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 16, 2023 | All, Blogs
Stories act as a conduit through which the complexity of human expression can be transmitted through simple narratives. They are also used as a medium to project broad contours of metanarratives that can be barely reproduced through other modes of communication. India...
by Marciisfteotsicmety | Jul 16, 2023 | All, Blogs
Many islands in the Indian Ocean and Pacific were the appendages of the imperialist metropolises in the days of colonial expansion. And Lakshadweep, located on a centuries-old trade route that connected South India to West Asia and Europe, had to curl up with the...
