Maritime Trade and Overseas Activities of Early India: Odishan Perspective

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The present volume is a sincere attempt to have a critical and exhaustive study of the maritime trade and overseas activities of early India, particularly that of Odisha. The main concern of the work has been to frame a detailed analytical study of the maritime history of early Odisha. It analyses and illustrates various sources, traditions, customs and socio-religious festivals that contain references to the maritime activities; traces out and identifies several ports, port towns and hinterland; determines overseas as well as riverine routes that were followed by the ancient mariners; explores the methods of navigation and shipbuilding technology; makes a scientific analysis of the role of monsoon wind, waves, tides and sea currents; delineates merchandise involved in export and import and above all highlights the political aspects including emigration, colonization and decline. A detailed study has been made on the Chilika Lake which deals with the origin, time of formation, nomenclature, extent, maritime activities, shipping and shipbuilding technology and the decline of the lake. Utmost care has been taken to make the work bias free and devoid of any type of prejudice, parochial and partial feelings; it also tries to present the theme in a very objective manner with new interpretations and analyses of data. In this work, the author has tried his best to encapsulate the findings of his research with an interdisciplinary and holistic approach.

The work comprehensive study and richly illustrated expected to provide new insights into the glorious maritime heritage of the early India in general and that of Odisha in particular. It will prove both stimulating as well as instructive to the students, scholars and researchers working on the maritime heritage of early India and its contacts with other parts of the world.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Benudhar Patra

Dr. Benudhar Patra at present is working as Assistant Prof. in the P.G. Deptt. Of History, P.G. Govt. College, Sector-11, Chandigarh, Graduate from Utkal University, Dr. Patra passed his M.A. in History from the P.G. Deptt. of History, Berhampur University, Orissa securing first position in first class. He did his M.Phill and Ph.D. in history from the same university and passed the NET Examination conducted by UGC. He has been teaching history for last 19 years. After serving some years as lecturer in History in Gopalpur College, Gopalpur-on-sea, Orissa Dr. Patra was selected as a lecturer by the UPSC and joined the Education Deptt., Chandigarh Administration. He has contributed more than 80 research papers in various journals of national and international repute and in some edited volumes. He is a member of more than dozen Academic Societies and Professional Organizations. He has completed a UGC sponsored Research Project on ‘Urbanization in Early Historic India.’ In 2008 he published a book entitiled “Studies in the Heritage, History and Archaeology of Orissa”. His monumental work Overseas Trade and Maritime Activities of Ancient India (A Study of Orissa) will be published shortly. His other fields of research are urban history, art history, social history, economic history, state formation, historiography and the cult of Jagannath.

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Title
Maritime Trade and Overseas Activities of Early India: Odishan Perspective
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Edition
1st.ed.
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ISBN
9788173054617
Length
xxii+348p., Figures 73; Maps 21; Bibliography; Index; 22 x 28cm.
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