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Old Fashioned Library

The Bookshelf

A curator's shelf of India's maritime and naval writing: the books we've had a hand in, and the ones we most admire. A working library for anyone serious about India's maritime and naval past.

From the Meluha desk

The titles we have curated - shaped and edited from manuscript to print.

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Vice Admiral Mihir K. Roy

Sabre & Quill Publishers

Editorial curation by Meluha Maritime

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Lieutenant Commander G. D. Sharma 

Sabre & Quill Publishers

Editorial curation by Meluha Maritime

The Naval Scholar's Library

Beyond our own work, the books we return to and recommend, for the curious newcomer and the specialist alike.

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Captain M. N. R. Samant, MVC and Sandeep Unnithan

HarperCollins Publishers

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Captain N. S. Mohan Ram

Sabre & Quill Publishers

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Captain N. S. Mohan Ram

BookVenture

Working on a book?

A good maritime book deserves a historian's rigour and an editor's care, from shaping a raw manuscript to checking every fact and finding the right words for a foreword. It's work we love. If you're a publisher or an author with a project in India's maritime or naval world, let's talk.

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