Indian Navy to induct traditionally built 'ancient stitched ship' tomorrow

May 20, 2025

In a post on X, the Indian Navy shared, "Indian Navy to induct and name the Ancient Stitched Ship on May 21 at Naval...

MoS Lekhi lays keel for recreation of Navy's stitched ship in Goa

Sep 12, 2023

The recreation of the ancient stitched ship is a multi-ministerial project with design and construction being overseen by the Indian Navy and funded by...

"Historic moment of pride": Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal hails INSV Kaundinya's arrival in Muscat

Jan 14, 2026

INSV Kaundinya completed an 18-day voyage from Gujarat to Muscat and received a water salute. Sarbananda Sonowal called it a proud moment linked to...

Meenakshi Lekhi to lay keel for 'stitched ship' tomorrow

Sep 11, 2023

The Indian Navy, Ministry of Culture, and Hodi Innovations, Goa are collaborating to reconstruct the stitched ship. Admiral R Hari Kumar, CNS and Sanjeev...

"INSV Kaundinya's aim was to revive cultural memories of ancient Indian maritime heritage": Sanjeev Sanyal

Jan 16, 2026

"The aim of the project was to reconstruct an ocean-going ship using the ancient Indian stitching technique and to revive cultural memories of ancient...

Indian Navy inducts historic ship 'Kaundinya' built using ancient techniques

May 21, 2025

According to a release, INSV Kaundinya is a stitched sail ship, based on a 5th century CE ship depicted in the paintings of Ajanta...