Suvrat Kher, Author at Indus Dictum

The Bay Of Bengal Once Touched Sikkim

October 10, 2017November 22, 2017 Suvrat Kher 0 Comments asia, bay of bengal, Featured, geography, Geology, geoscience, himalaya, india, Science, suvrat kher

About 5-10 million years ago, a branch of the Bay of Bengal had invaded as far north as present-day Sikkim.

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Mapping: In Praise of the Triangle

September 13, 2017November 22, 2017 Suvrat Kher 0 Comments earth, Featured, geography, geometry, History, International, mapping, surveying, suvrat kher, trigonometry

At the heart of the survey was the calculation of distances and directions using the method of triangulation.

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Environment Science

Tsunami History Preserved In Indonesian Cave Deposits

August 18, 2017November 21, 2017 Suvrat Kher 0 Comments Featured, Geology, History, International, kher, Research, seismology, suvrat, suvrat kher

“How would you know if a coastline had been inundated by a tsunami say 5,000 years ago?”

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Environment Science

Lost Rivers of the Harappan Civilization

August 1, 2017November 21, 2017 Suvrat Kher 0 Comments earth, Featured, geography, Geology, History, india, kher, Research, rivers, suvrat, suvrat kher

“Settlements of the Harappan Civilization were spread out over quite a large area in northwest India.”

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Environment Science Society

The “Lost Continent” Underneath Mauritius

May 19, 2017November 21, 2017 Suvrat Kher 0 Comments Culture, Featured, History, kher, suvrat, suvrat kher

“A large, rigid continent need not break into two clean pieces. Very often, the edges splinter.”

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