#Exclusive | How INSV #Kaundinya Reclaims India's Forgotten Maritime Destiny? We have entered Omani waters and we are a day sail from Muscat. The team is extremely experienced. Conditions are tough here to survive. Quite happy with the progress made so far: Sanjeev Sanyal,

Folks, on the day that INSV Kaundinya entered Omanese waters and are on the verge of creating history, happy to share this chakranewz podcast of 29 Dec, where Editor in Chief Sandeep and I converse about the Ship, SpokespersonNavy Ocean Sailing ecosystem & some aspects of

So close to Muscat, yet not there... Nil winds, glassy seas and we on INSV Kaundinya are gently drifting. Sailing teaches patience too, calm seas can test you as much as rough ones.

Day 16. All is well onboard. Today will be spent cleaning the ship, changing to fresh sails, and generally making ourselves look presentable for the ceremonial entry into the Muscat's Sultan Qaboos Port harbour. Skipper Vikas Sheoran is busy speaking to various organisers and

Day 18. Land Ahoy!!!!!!

Enjoying the moment with Skipper Vikas Sheoran and Expedition in charge Hemanth Kumar (⁦Dr. Hemanth⁩ ) …. We did it!!!

Final Leg Ahead🌅⛵ #INSVKaundinya sails within Omani waters, making final preparations for ceremonial entry—history under sail. ⚓ #IndianNavy #MaritimeLegacy #StitchedShip_India Ministry of Culture Ministry of Defence, Government of India India in Oman (Embassy of India, Muscat) Sanjeev Sanyal SpokespersonNavy Western Naval Command Eastern Naval Command 🇮🇳

#WATCH | Port Sultan Qaboos, Muscat | Commodore Amit Srivastava says," The architects and officers of the Indian Navy, DRDO and others were involved in constructing this ship. Its testing was done by teams of Indian Navy..It is a historic moment when the ship has completed its

#WATCH | Oman | INSV Kaundinya, the Indian Navy’s stitched sailing vessel, docks in Muscat, after completing her maiden overseas voyage from Porbandar, Gujarat

INSV Kaundinya Arrives in Muscat celebrating Shared Maritime Heritage of India and Oman Press Release 👇🏻 indemb-oman.gov.in/news_letter.php

INSV Kaundinya successfully completed its maiden voyage from Porbandar to Muscat, reviving India’s 5,000-year-old maritime legacy. Inspired by Ajanta Cave depictions and built using ancient stitched-plank techniques, the vessel symbolizes enduring India–Oman civilisational ties

For a voyage like this to succeed, it needed some serious background support. Commodore Amit Srivastava and Capt Prashant Menon of the SpokespersonNavy were the backbones that kept the whole thing running.

More than 400 members of the Indian diaspora visited Kaundinya at Muscat and were fascinated by her distinctive traditional construction, the remarkable maritime wisdom of ancient Indian tradefarers and the centuries-old Indo–Omani maritime connect. Through engaging interactions

Echoing centuries of maritime exchange across the Indian Ocean, the Indian Naval Sailing Vessel INSV Kaundinya was ceremonially flagged off from Muscat, symbolising shared maritime heritage and the enduring partnership between 🇮🇳 India and 🇴🇲 Oman. (1/4)

Glimpses of Flag Off Ceremony of INSV Kaundinya from Sultan Qaboos Port, Muscat on 8th February, 2026

Day 3 at sea. Steady SW winds through the night carried us nearly 25 miles. Morning brings calm waters & gentle drift with the current at 1 knot. Breakfast aboard #INSVKaundinya — poha, open skies and endless blue. Simple moments. Steady voyage. ⛵🌊 #Underway #MaritimeHeritage

Some glimpses of a typical evening aboard #INSVKaundinya in nil wind conditions. Calm seas, quiet decks and a gentle pause in the voyage — where the ocean sets the rhythm and the horizon keeps us company. 🌊⛵ #SeaLog #MaritimeHeritage

A pod of dolphins greeted INSV Kaundinya this morning — weaving past the bow and riding the gentle swell, as if escorting us on our journey. 🌊🐬⚓ Moments like these remind us the ocean is never truly empty. #INSVKaundinya sails on with India’s maritime heritage alive at sea.

“The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.” ⚓🌊 Onboard the stitched wooden INSV Kaundinya, nil winds are never idle time — they are preparation time. The crew uses the calm to rehearse seamanship drills, refine sail handling and sharpen coordination, so when the