Indians Feared the Sea – Breaking the Narrative, Sailing to Oman in 4thCentury Ship | Sanjeev Sanyal

Sanjeev Sanyal, Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India, reveals how India's 5,000-year maritime legacy was systematically erased — and how one historic voyage is reclaiming it. Discover how a 4th-century stitched ship was reconstructed using coconut rope, jackwood, and fish oil, then sailed 1,500 km across the Indian Ocean from Porbandar to Muscat. He directly challenges the colonial myth that Indians were afraid of the oceans by sailing this 4th century hand stitched ship till Oamn. Essential viewing for historians, civilisational thinkers, and every Indian seeking to understand the true depth of their maritime heritage. Key Points: • India was trading with Mesopotamia and the Greco-Roman world 5,000 years ago • India’s maritime history was stripped from school textbooks under colonial influence • Kaundinya, the Indian mariner known who founded Hindu Kingdom in South East Asia • This voyage is India's first serious experiment in experimental archaeology About the Speaker: Sanjeev Sanyal is a leading Indian economist, historian, and member of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council. A Rhodes Scholar and former Global Strategist at Deutsche Bank, he now shapes India’s economic policy and global financial engagement. He was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2010. He is also a well-known environmentalist and urban theorist. He has been a Visiting Scholar at Oxford University, an Adjunct Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore and a Senior Fellow of the Worldwide Fund for Nature. He is an accomplished writer of many critically acclaimed books. Topics Covered: 00:00 Introduction: The Maritime History of Ancient India 02:25 Indian Museum's 212th Foundation Day - Nathaniel Wallich Speech 05:16 India's 5,000-Year Maritime History 13:20 INSV Kaundinya – The Idea Behind Building the Stitched Ship 18:46 Building of the INSV Kaundinya 25:55 The Sails of the Stitched Ships 28:42 Who Was Kondinya - Founder of Southeast Asia's First Hindu Kingdom 31:47 Maiden Voyage Begins: Setting Sail From Porbandar to Muscat 39:42 Mistaken for a Pakistani Pirate Ship: Indian Fishermen Raise the Alarm 44:08 Life on Board: The Ancient Basket Toilet and Two Meals a Day on Dry Rations 53:08 Colonial Lies Exposed: Indians Afraid of Ocean - Invented to Erase Maritime History 57:42 Preparation for the Voyage and The Celebrations of Completion #IndianMaritimeHistory #INSVKaundinya #AncientIndia #ReclaimHistory #IndianOcean Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3nhAUpe7aBm1rFCBgoWWcA/join Join our YouTube channel to get updated on new video releases: SangamTalks : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalks SangamTalks Hindi : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksHindi SangamTalks Business : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamBusiness SangamTalks Punjabi : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksPunjabi SangamTalks Tamil : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksTamiz SangamTalks Malayalam : https://www.youtube.com/@sangamtalksmalayalam SangamTalks Bangla : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksBangla SangamTalks Marathi : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksMarathi SangamTalks Kannada : https://www.youtube.com/@sangamTalkskannada SangamTalks Bhojpuri : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksBhojpuri SangamTalks Religion : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksReligion SangamTalks History : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksHistory SangamTalks IKS : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksIKS SangamTalks Media : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksClips SangamTalks Shorts : https://www.youtube.com/@SangamTalksShorts For updates, you may follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sangamtalks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sangamtalks/ Telegram: https://t.me/sangamtalks Twitter /X : https://twitter.com/sangamtalks WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va95hH77z4kb3h4JaD1s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sangamtalks Website: https://www.sangamtalks.org Donate: https://www.sangamtalks.org/donate