Cdr Kalesh Mohanan

Commander (Dr.) Kalesh Mohanan is a naval historian. He is the Officer-in-Charge of Naval History Division of the Indian Navy. He is a visiting faculty and guide for PhD students in Military History and Maritime Studies at the Naval War College, Goa and Mumbai University. He is a recipient of Junior Research Fellowship from Indian Council of Historical Research, Ministry of HRD. He has done PhD and Postdoctoral research in naval history from Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He assisted Vice Admiral GM Hiranandani and Vice Admiral Anup Singh in chronicling the official history volumes. He has published more than 30 articles in national and international journals. He has authored the books ‘Maritime Heritage of India’ (published by Indian Navy, 2016) , ‘The Royal Indian Navy: Trajectories, Transformations and the Transfer of Power’ (Routledge, London, 2019), ‘Breaking Waves, Making History’ (Routledge, London, 2025). ‘Maritime Heritage of Andaman & Nicobar Islands’ (Routledge, London, 2025).