A type of traditional sailing boat used in the Indian subcontinent, particularly in Bengal and along the Ganges River.
From Bengali/Sanskrit origins, 'bagdi' refers to a cargo vessel. The word reflects the diverse maritime traditions of South Asia, with roots in ancient river trade systems.
Bagdis are flat-bottomed boats perfectly designed for shallow rivers like the Ganges—they can be poled through monsoon floods and beached on sandbars that would destroy ocean-going ships, showing how vessel design evolves to fit geography!
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