Malé City, Maldives
An independent publishing house dedicated to Maldivian literature, scholarly research, and regional essays.
Curated literary works, historical records, and original stories in Dhivehi and English.
Coral Institute
MVR 250.00
Dr. Shafia Aminath
MVR 250.00
ކިއްލާ މާލޭ
Mohamed Nasheed
MVR 100.00
ދިވެހި ލަފްޒުގެ ކިއްސަރު
Nazim Sattar
MVR 200.00
ދެރަދުން
Mohamed Nasheed
MVR 100.00
Coral Institute
MVR 250.00
Documentaries, oral history recordings, and discussions with authors exploring the past and present of the Maldives.
Essays, commentary, and critical perspectives on Maldivian maritime heritage, society, and thought.
Compiled by Ahamed Nazim Sattar using Ibn Mājid’s Kitāb al Fawāʾid and Tibbetts’s Arab Navigation in the Indian Ocean. Best read together with Guided by the Stars: The Stellar Geometry of the Maldivian Dhoni by Mohamed Nasheed.
Early Maldivian boat builders employed a sophisticated method known as stellar proportional measurement, a subset of astronomical proportional design. Within this archaic system, celestial bodies, particularly fixed stars served as reference points for determining the geometric proportions of a vessel. Builders relied on star positions, angular relationships between stars and the horizon, and seasonal star paths to establish length ratios, hull curvature, keel alignment, and overall symmetry.
Peer-reviewed papers, maritime archives, and cultural studies documenting the Indian Ocean region.
Research papers and archival releases currently in peer review. Coming soon.
