K S Mathew: 2 books

India, especially coastal India, has a long history of shipbuilding and navigation dating back to the Indus Valley Civilization. Indian shipwrights and the labour force associated with various aspects of shipbuilding excelled in naval architecture. Their native wisdom was adopted by the Europeans...

The Collection of articles contained in this book shed light on various aspects of European Contacts with Maritime Malabara Which was in fact the entry point of almost all the Europeans to the subcontinent of India since the opening of the direct sea route connecting India since opening of the direct sea rout Connecting Indian Ocean region with the Atlantic.