Times of Oman Dec 31 25
Stitched Indian ship sails into history: Embarks on maiden voyage to Oman:
The voyage retraces ancient maritime routes that once connected India’s western coast ...
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Paid articlePaywallKey FactsINSV Kaundinya on a Symbolic Voyage to Muscat
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- On day 15, Sanjeev Sanyal said the vessel was in Omani waters north of Sur but making little progress as the wind weakened.
- Built in Goa under master shipwright Babu Shankaran, the vessel uses shaped and steamed wooden planks stitched with coir rope and sealed with coconut fibre, fish oil and resin.
- The design is not a replica of an excavated ship but is based mainly on a fifth-century Ajanta mural, leading historian Rila Mukherjee to regard its historical foundation as uncertain and speculative.
- According to Himanshu Prabha Ray, the technique belongs to a diverse littoral tradition extending from Oman to Malaysia, so the symbolic reconstruction cannot readily be treated as evidence of historical practice.
Day 15. We are now well inside Omani waters, north of Sur. Winds are down and back to glassy seas. So close and yet immobile. Nonetheless, the main objective of the Kaundinya now stands proved: we have demonstrated how ancient 'stitched' ships from India could cross the oceans, we know the strengths and drawbacks of this design, and have a good idea of the human experience of ancient mariners.— Posted by Sanjeev Sanyal on X during the INSV Kaundinya voyage
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