2023-01-18 Wed

The term "navigation," derived from the Sanskrit word "navgati," which means "navigation," emphasises India's Maritime heritage's antiquity.

Evidence of smaller ports of the same era was unearthed at places like Bhagatrav, Satkagendor and Sutkakoh. Calicut on the west coast of India emerged as a major port of the Indian Ocean in the middle ages, and it was no coincidence that Vasco da Gama landed here in 1498 AD. Another brilliant chapter in India's maritime history is the Maratha Navy, led by Tukoji Angre, which fought the Europeans from 1640.

A multicolor set of two commemorative stamps on the occasion of National Maritime Day was issued on April 5, 1999.300 paisa is the denomination.

set of two commemorative stamps on the occasion of National Maritime Day.

The first stamp depicts a terracotta model of a boat excavated from Lothal, superimposed on an Indus seal depicting a sailing vessel. The second stamp shows a ghurab of Kanhoji Angre's fleet as depicted in a circa 1700 A.D. painting. A lead coin from the Satavahana period depicts a double-masted sailing vessel that appears on both stamps.

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