Events of 2023
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The Indian Maritime Foundation celebrated its 30th anniversary on 30th November 2023. Founded in 1993 by a small group of Indian Navy and Merchant Navy Officers, IMF has risen to become a unique organization where retired officers of the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard and Merchant Navy work together towards common objectives. The 30th anniversary…
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The Annual IMF Seminar 2023 on the theme “Fostering Innovation and Indigenisation in the Maritime Domain” was held at the Central Park Hotel, Pune on 12 Oct 2023. Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar, AVSM NM, Commandant National Defence Academy, was the Chief Guest on the occasion and delivered the Keynote Address. The Seminar commenced at about…
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Eight artists of SIMA had visited the National Defence Academy and interacted with NDA cadets of the Arts Club. Mr Sailesh and Capt Praful had given demos of painting to the motivated cadets for whom this was a unique opportunity to learn the basics of artistic painting. Col Ritesh and Cdr Rekha, the Officers’in-Charge of…
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Every year IMF in collaboration with RCPC carries out Coastal & River Banks Cleanup involving school children and local volunteers. Citizens, particularly students, are encouraged to participate in clean up programmes to help realise the aspirations of our people for a clean river and city. The Valedictory Function of the Coastal and River Bank clean-up…
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An exhibition of seascapes and other paintings created by artists of the Society of Marine Artists (under the aegis of the Indian Maritime Foundation) was inaugurated at the Raja Ravi Varma Art Gallery, Ghole Road, Shivajinagar on 09 May 2023 by Mr Praful Talera, CEO Dynamics Logistics. The inaugural ceremony commenced with the lighting of…
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Cdr Abhilash Tomy crossed the finish line of the Golden Globe Race (GGR) at Les Sables-d’Olonne (LSO) in France at 0446 hrs UTC on 29th April and finished second to Kirsten Neuschafer of South Africa who took the overall victory. With this, Abhilash has completed a second solo, nonstop circumnavigation of the globe. The number…
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IMF Council Members paid homage to Indian Seafarers during the Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Seafarers’ Memorial at 0900 hrs on the 25th of February 2023. The Seafarers’ Memorial was built by the IMF in 1998 and is dedicated to all Indian Seafarers – naval, merchant naval, fishermen and others, who have lost their…
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The former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Union Minister in the UPA Government, Shri Sharadrao Pawar, visited the IMF Maritime Museum at the Anantrao Pawar College of Engineering and Research on 22 Jan 2023. Shri Pawar was conducted around and briefed on the exhibits displayed in the Museum by the President IMF, Capt Anand Dixit.…
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The IMF was set up in December 1993 and completed 29 years last December. The 29th Anniversary was celebrated on the 21st of January, 2023 at the Central Park Hotel, Pune. V Adm RB Pandit, AVSM, the Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command was the Chief Guest and delivered the Anniversary Lecture on the topic “Strategic Challenges…
