Commander Kalesh Mohanan, PhD, PDF is the Officerin-
Charge of Naval History Division based at Goa. He
is a visiting faculty and guide for PhD students in
Military History and Maritime Studies at the Naval
War College and is a recipient of Junior Research
Fellowship from Indian Council of Historical Research.
He has done PhD and Postdoctoral research in naval
history from Jawaharlal Nehru University and has
published more than 30 articles in journals and
newspaper editorials. He has authored a few books, ‘Maritime Heritage of India’ (Indian Navy, 2016), ‘The Royal Indian Navy: Trajectories, Transformations
and the Transfer of Power’ (Routledge, London, 2019), ‘Breaking Waves, Making History’ (Routledge, London,
2025) and ‘Maritime Heritage of Andaman &
Nicobar Islands’ (Routledge, London, 2025).
