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Palm trunk dugout at Kakdwip. West Bengal.
Most hulls of boats are made by creating a dugout from large tree trunks. In Kakdwip of West Bengal, palm root dugout were photographed.
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Aug 15, 19981 min read
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Palm trunk dugout at Kakdwip. West Bengal.
Most hulls of boats are made by creating a dugout from large tree trunks. In Kakdwip of West Bengal, palm root dugout were photographed.
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Aug 15, 19981 min read
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Navigation instruments from KB Aboobacker. Kavaratti, Lakshadweep.
KB Aboobacker, was one among the many learned navigators or navigation experts who contributed to Dr. Lotika Varadarajan's research on...
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Mar 30, 19981 min read
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Navigation instruments from KB Aboobacker. Kavaratti, Lakshadweep.
KB Aboobacker, was one among the many learned navigators or navigation experts who contributed to Dr. Lotika Varadarajan's research on...
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Mar 30, 19981 min read
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E.P. Atta Koya Thangal demonstrating hand and finger measurements. Lakshadweep
E P Atta Koya Thangal, demonstrates boat building carpentry measurements using the hand and fingers. These methods also having a bearing...
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Mar 23, 19981 min read
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E.P. Atta Koya Thangal demonstrating hand and finger measurements. Lakshadweep
E P Atta Koya Thangal, demonstrates boat building carpentry measurements using the hand and fingers. These methods also having a bearing...
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Mar 23, 19981 min read
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Feb 28, 19980 min read
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Feb 28, 19980 min read
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Patia with Reverse Clinker in Talsari, West Bengal.
The Patia Boats in Talasari follow the reverse clinker tradition which involves the tongue-in-groove joining in the reverse clinker...
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Feb 28, 19981 min read
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Patia with Reverse Clinker in Talsari, West Bengal.
The Patia Boats in Talasari follow the reverse clinker tradition which involves the tongue-in-groove joining in the reverse clinker...
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Feb 28, 19981 min read
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Oct 31, 19960 min read
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Oct 31, 19960 min read
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Sailing Ap : canoe boats of Chowra, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The canoe boats of Nicobar islands are variously found in the islands of Chowra, Teressa, and Car Nicobar. The boat pictures in this...
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Oct 20, 19961 min read
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Sailing Ap : canoe boats of Chowra, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The canoe boats of Nicobar islands are variously found in the islands of Chowra, Teressa, and Car Nicobar. The boat pictures in this...
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Oct 20, 19961 min read
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Settlements from Kondul island, Andaman and Nicobar islands
The Kondul people are amongst the many other tribal settlements of Nicobar islands living on a tiny island off Great Nicobar island. In...
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Oct 20, 19961 min read
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Settlements from Kondul island, Andaman and Nicobar islands
The Kondul people are amongst the many other tribal settlements of Nicobar islands living on a tiny island off Great Nicobar island. In...
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Oct 20, 19961 min read
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Making the Dane: the outrigger canoe of Onge. South Bay and Dugong Creek. Andaman and Nicobar island
The Dane, typically a name used by Onge to describe their locally made outrigger canoe, is photographed in this series. In this series...
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Oct 20, 19961 min read
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Making the Dane: the outrigger canoe of Onge. South Bay and Dugong Creek. Andaman and Nicobar island
The Dane, typically a name used by Onge to describe their locally made outrigger canoe, is photographed in this series. In this series...
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Oct 20, 19961 min read
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Palm leaf Calendar - Rai Teevla. Champin, Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Dr. Lotika Varadarajan has published on the calendrical systems of Nicobar. One of the interesting calendar notation is the Palm leaf...
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Oct 18, 19961 min read
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Palm leaf Calendar - Rai Teevla. Champin, Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Dr. Lotika Varadarajan has published on the calendrical systems of Nicobar. One of the interesting calendar notation is the Palm leaf...
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Oct 18, 19961 min read
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ARCHIVES OF INDIAN MARITIME COMMUNITY TRADITIONS
Archive created by the Centre for Community Knowledge, Ambedkar University Delhi
with the support of
Vasant J Sheth Memorial Foundation, and
Project Mausam, Indira Gandhi Centre for the Arts
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