Correct Answer : Gujarat
The National Maritime Heritage Complex at Lothal in Gujarat, will act as a centre for learning and understanding India’s diverse maritime history, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday(18th Oct 2022) while reviewing the work in progress at the site via video conferencing.
* Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said that Indian maritime heritage is handed down by our ancestors. “There are many such tales of our history, which have been forgotten and ways have not been found to preserve them to pass them on to the next generation.
* How much can we learn from those events of history? India’s maritime heritage is also a topic that has been talked about inadequately."
* He added that India’s trade and business was vast spread in the old times. It has relations with every civilization of the world.
* “The
Chola Empire,
Chera Dynasty, and
Pandya Dynasty from
South India understood the power of marine resources and took it to unprecedented heights. It led to the strengthening of the naval powers of the country while also expanding trade from India to all parts of the globe.".
Source : Mint
