Indian Navy - A Perspective - Hardcover
Language: English
Pages: 294 (36 B/W & 41 Color Illustrations)
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The book delves into the Indian maritime tradition and established its extent, richness and antiquity. It traces the growth of the Indian its avatars as the Bombay Marine, the Royal Indian Navy and ultimately though Independence and Republic in 1950, to the modern Indian Navy.
Dr. Sahai, the author of this book says that the history of the Indian Navy actually began not in 1830 AD but in the sixth century BC when a prince of Gujarat set sail to subjugate Java and when a prince of Sangha Dynasty in Orison Too sailed with his fleet to Sri Lanka, Many aspects of Indian Navy are discussed in a simple and lucid manner. The book with illustrations, maps, sketches, line drawings and colour photographs will be a valuable collects item for those interested in the Indian Navy.
About the Author
Dr. Baldeo Sahai is a Ph. D in History from the Netherlands and a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, Government of India. As a Member of the Indian Information Service, he served as Information Officer for five years in the Directorate General of Defense Public Relations from 1964-1969.
He has written a number of articles and research paper and also over a dozen in English Including Indian Shipping-a Historical Survey and public Relation- A Scientific Approach. He has won many awards and is a member of several cultural and research organizations. He is also the founder-President of the Upanishad Society.
Foreword
A new book on the Indian Navy is always welcome, particularly when it comes from the pen of as distinguished a scholar as Dr. Baldeo Sahai. It brings, hopefully, a fresh, up to date, perspective on the Indian Navy, which despite the antiquity sought to be attributed to it by Dr. Sahai, is still at a formative and growing
Pages: 294 (36 B/W & 41 Color Illustrations)
About the Book
The book delves into the Indian maritime tradition and established its extent, richness and antiquity. It traces the growth of the Indian its avatars as the Bombay Marine, the Royal Indian Navy and ultimately though Independence and Republic in 1950, to the modern Indian Navy.
Dr. Sahai, the author of this book says that the history of the Indian Navy actually began not in 1830 AD but in the sixth century BC when a prince of Gujarat set sail to subjugate Java and when a prince of Sangha Dynasty in Orison Too sailed with his fleet to Sri Lanka, Many aspects of Indian Navy are discussed in a simple and lucid manner. The book with illustrations, maps, sketches, line drawings and colour photographs will be a valuable collects item for those interested in the Indian Navy.
About the Author
Dr. Baldeo Sahai is a Ph. D in History from the Netherlands and a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, Government of India. As a Member of the Indian Information Service, he served as Information Officer for five years in the Directorate General of Defense Public Relations from 1964-1969.
He has written a number of articles and research paper and also over a dozen in English Including Indian Shipping-a Historical Survey and public Relation- A Scientific Approach. He has won many awards and is a member of several cultural and research organizations. He is also the founder-President of the Upanishad Society.
Foreword
A new book on the Indian Navy is always welcome, particularly when it comes from the pen of as distinguished a scholar as Dr. Baldeo Sahai. It brings, hopefully, a fresh, up to date, perspective on the Indian Navy, which despite the antiquity sought to be attributed to it by Dr. Sahai, is still at a formative and growing
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- PublisherPublications Division
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 812301354X
- ISBN 13 9788123013541
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages280
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