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Breaking Waves, Making History is a thrilling account of the audacious circumnavigation of the globe by two women officers of the Indian Navy - Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A - on board
INSV Tarini.
List of contents
Foreword
Authors' Note
Part I: Introduction
1. History of Sailing
2. History of Sailing in Indian Navy
Part II: Previous Circumnavigations by the Indian Navy
3. Sagar Parikrama I: Commander Dilip Donde's Voyage
4. Sagar Parikrama II: Commander Abhilash Tomy's Voyage
5. Navika Sagar Parikrama I: A Historic Circumnavigation by Six Women Naval Officers
Part III: Circumnavigation of Navika Sagar Parikrama II
Introducing the Skippers
Lieutenant Commander Roopa A
Lieutenant Commander Dilna K
Map of Circumnavigation
Leg 1
Port Call 1
Leg 2
Port Call 2
Leg 3
Port Call 3
Leg 4
Port Call 4
Leg 5
Flag in Ceremony
Acknowledgements
About the author
Commander (Dr) Kalesh Mohanan is a naval historian. He is the Officer-in-Charge of Naval History Division of the Indian Navy. He is a visiting faculty and guide for PhD students in Military History and Maritime Studies at the Naval War College, Goa and Mumbai University. He is a recipient of Junior Research Fellowship from Indian Council of Historical Research, Ministry of HRD. He has done PhD and Postdoctoral research in naval history from Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He assisted Vice Admiral GM Hiranandani and Vice Admiral Anup Singh in chronicling the official history volumes. He has published more than 30 articles in national and international journals. He has authored the books
Maritime Heritage of India (published by Indian Navy, 2016),
The Royal Indian Navy: Trajectories, Transformations and the Transfer of Power (Routledge, London, 2019),
Maritime Heritage of Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Routledge, London, 2025).
Lieutenant Commander Anupama Thapliyal is a naval historian. Currently she is the Deputy Officer-in-Charge of the Naval History Division of the Indian Navy. She is an alumna of the Indian Naval Academy. She was previously the faculty (Military and Maritime History) at the Indian Naval Academy. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Strategic Studies from Central University of Kerala. She played a major role in writing the official history of the Indian Navy covering the period from 2011-2021 (
A Decade of Transformation: Signalling Power and Partnerships, Harper Collins, 2022). She has authored many articles on naval history in Navy journals.
