Title: Trishna
First published: 1987
Description: The book is an account of the first Indian circumnavigation in a sail boat undertaken by officers of the Indian Army Corps of Engineers during 1985-87. The account starts with the travails the crew faced in overcoming bureaucratic hurdles in getting Government sanction to undertake such a voyage, more so since the team comprised members of the Army. Their experiences in locating a 14-year old boat in the U.K. since funds did not permit purchase of a new one. Their training was hands-on which sailing the boat back to India to refurbish the boat before actually undertaking the voyage. 

It is a roller coaster ride with the crew across the oceans and a gripping account of high adventure they went through.
Subjects: Trishna (Yacht), Voyages around the world, Sapper Adventure Foundation, First Indian Circumnavigation, Corps of Engineers, Indian Army Corps of Engineers, Adventure
Places: Mumbai, Male, Mauritius, St Helena, Ascension Island, Natal, Belem, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad, Barbados, Jamaica, Panama Canal, Suez Canal, Gosport, Cherbourg, Channel Islands, Alderney, Guernsey, Nicobar Islands, Campbell Bay
Time periods: 1984-1987
LC classification: G440.T84 M67 1987