Seventy Six years ago, on February 18, 1946 around more 1000 sailors or “ratings” of the then Royal Indian Navy in Bombay declared a strike against the inhuman conditions. Next day morning, the rebellion spread to shore establishments and ships in Karachi, Madras, Calcutta, Mandapam, Visakhapatnam, and the Andaman Islands, soon taking the shape of a mutiny against the British Empire. During the event, seventy eight out of a total of 88 ships mutinied.