Muscat, Jan. 16 -- Member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (EAC-PM) Sanjeev Sanyal outlined the vision and execution behind India's indigenously built stitched-sail vessel, INSV Kaundinya, calling it a landmark effort to revive ancient Indian maritime heritage.

Speaking at the programme organised at the Indian Embassy in Oman to celebrate the successful voyage of INSV Kaundinya on Thursday, Sanyal said the project aimed to reconstruct an ocean-going ship using the "ancient Indian stitching" technique, inspired by a 5th-century depiction from the Ajanta Caves.

"The aim of the project was to reconstruct an ocean-going ship using the ancient Indian stitching technique and to revive cultural memories of ancient Indian marit...