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Malini Shankar: Choosing the richer experience

Vice Chancellor, Indian Maritime University
Location: Indian Maritime University (IMU), Mumbai Port Campus

Equity & Transparency

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Felicity Landon, Journalist

Felicity Landon is a freelance maritime journalist, writer and editor specialising in ports, shipping, logistics, digitalisation, automation, decarbonisation, insurance, ship registries and seafarers’ interests. She writes for the Journal of Commerce, Port Strategy, Marine Professional, Shipping Network, The Sea and Ship Management International. Seahorse Journalist of the Year 2023, Felicity has also won the Seahorse Maritime Journalist of the Year and Supply Chain Journalist of the Year awards.

Introduction

This online exhibition recounts the career of Malini Shankar. SHE SEES celebrates women’s contributions to the maritime industry through capturing the stories of contemporary female professionals globally. Through captivating interviews and stunning photographs, we delve into their stories, bridging the maritime past, present, and the future.

Choosing the richer experience

Perhaps shipping was Malini Shankar’s destiny. Early in her civil service career, she tried to book accommodation at a government guesthouse in the Andaman Islands but there were no vacancies because of a VIP guest. “That VIP turned out to be the Director General of Shipping. I remember thinking – I want that job.”








Click on each image to view the exhibition.

A Letter To My Younger Self

Malini Shankar reflects on a career shaped by curiosity, courage, and the decision to choose experience over convention. In A Letter to Her Younger Self, Malini reflects on her childhood, career journey, and the advice she would give the next generation.

SHE_SEES HER WORDS

In SHE_SEES: HER WORDS, women from across the maritime sector share their experiences, challenges, and ambitions - offering powerful reflections on visibility, inclusion, and change.

They were asked to describe the essence of their role in three words. These words appear alongside their moving portraits within the film, creating a striking and personal insight into their working lives.

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