tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266641512196521879.post2827523717732253081..comments2023-09-08T16:14:09.323+05:30Comments on India Adventure: "Fishing Fleet"Lloydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640475597024257884noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266641512196521879.post-91104346569166885362010-04-26T15:48:18.592+05:302010-04-26T15:48:18.592+05:30sorry for not being a follower of your blog. pleas...sorry for not being a follower of your blog. please excuse me. <br />Breaking wine bottle at the time of maiden voyage is the western version of breaking coconut. but it has some special significance. To me it is nothing but a kind of sacrifice to the god for the smooth voyage.noukogharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16789516945392501856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266641512196521879.post-24727024926719884152010-04-25T12:40:21.416+05:302010-04-25T12:40:21.416+05:30"H"......whomever you are, I am glad you..."H"......whomever you are, I am glad you are enjoying my blog....I have been neglectful lately, mainly because of travel, of not updating........feel free to become a follower>>>on the landing page of the blog....upper right hand corner!Lloydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08640475597024257884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266641512196521879.post-42495965657100325282010-04-24T15:46:33.028+05:302010-04-24T15:46:33.028+05:30they dont break champaigne bottles but intead brea...they dont break champaigne bottles but intead break a coconut for the event I think that it is the other way round instead of the nut the westeners started breaking bottles <br /><br />i got on to your blog recently<br />and am enjoing it<br /><br />hAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266641512196521879.post-9984912484691713102010-02-02T16:09:47.036+05:302010-02-02T16:09:47.036+05:30you have mentioned "For nearly 4200 years, fr...you have mentioned "For nearly 4200 years, from 2500 B.C. to 1700 A.D., India was considered the “Proud Mistress of the Eastern Sea’s” until the European powers took control of Indian shipping and the East India Company prevented the construction of large ships which were competitors to the English ships of the 18th century."<br />please provide me the source. my e-mail id: swarup.bhattacharyya@gmail.comnoukogharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16789516945392501856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266641512196521879.post-87003139583304796402010-02-02T16:03:22.553+05:302010-02-02T16:03:22.553+05:30You have mentioned "For nearly 4200 years, fr...You have mentioned "For nearly 4200 years, from 2500 B.C. to 1700 A.D., India was considered the “Proud Mistress of the Eastern Sea’s” until the European powers took control of Indian shipping and the East India Company prevented the construction of large ships which were competitors to the English ships of the 18th century." <br />Please inform me the source. my e-mail: swarup.bhattacharyya@gmail.comnoukogharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16789516945392501856noreply@blogger.com