INSV Kaundinya
- On 21st May 2025, the Indian Navy formally inducted INSV Kaundinya, a traditional ‘stitched sail ship’, at a ceremony held at Karwar Naval Base in Karnataka.
- The vessel is modelled on a 5th-century Indian ship depicted in the Ajanta Caves, using ancient maritime construction techniques with no nails or rivets.
- It is named after the legendary Indian mariner Kaundinya, who sailed to Southeast Asia over 2,000 years ago, married warrior queen Soma, and co-founded the Funan dynasty in the Mekong Delta.
- It was built over several months by artisans from Kerala, led by master shipwright Babu Sankaran, using coir rope, coconut fibre, and ....
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