Even when living in a city that has deep ties with the sea, how much do we know of our great waters and its caretakers? The Indian Navy certainly deserves the spotlight, and a new series of comic books called The Naval Journey of India by Amar Chitra Katha (ACK) in collaboration with The Indian Navy — specifically The Naval History Project and the Maritime History Society — promises to give youngsters an insight into their work.

Although the series was launched on Navy Day (December 4), only the first book titled Millennia of Sea Travels has been released. The next two are expected between February and March this year. "Book 1 is aimed at understanding India's relationship with the shores and establishing the requirement for a navy. We don't realise how much of our history is shaped by naval history. The next two books will talk more about the role of the navy as it stands today," shares Neel Paul, commissioning editor, ACK.