C.P. Rajendran

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Why Does India’s Geological Heritage Remain an Unchampioned Cause?

C.P. Rajendran 10/10/2018

India's geological ‘tryst with destiny’ does not begin at...

A boy walks through a damaged jetty as pre-monsoon clouds gather above the Vembanad Lake in Kochi, India, May 11, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Sivaram V/Files

In the Aftermath of a Great Flood, a Vision of a New Kerala

C.P. Rajendran 22/09/2018

The disaster should be a clarion call that any...

The idea is that geology or even cosmology is imprecise because it deals with incompleteness, poor data resolution and lack of experimental control. Credit: skeeze/pixabay

If Earth Were a Novel, Would the Historical Sciences Be Reliable Narrators?

C.P. Rajendran 03/08/2018

Historical methods are crucial in arriving at the proper...

An ongoing cave expedition in Meghalaya. The stalagmite that contained stratigraphic evidence of the purported Meghalayan event was found in the Krem Mawmluh cave, Meghalaya. Credit: Biospeleologist/Wikimedia Commons, GNU Free Documentation

Is the Meghalayan Event a Tipping Point in Geology?

C.P. Rajendran 23/07/2018

Last week, the International Commission on Stratigraphy approved an...

The Tehri dam in Uttarakhand. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Five Years After Uttarakhand Floods: Five Years of Disregard for the Himalaya

C.P. Rajendran 24/06/2018

The Uttarakhand floods reflected the damage we had dealt...

Jantar Mantar, Delhi. Credit: journyes/Flickr, CC BY 2.0

The Archaeological Survey Bears the Beleaguered Face of Indian Heritage

C.P. Rajendran 18/05/2018

The ASI finds itself strangulated by a majoritarian preference...

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Towards a Less Xenophobic Appreciation of India’s ‘Ancient Knowledge’

C.P. Rajendran 03/04/2018

Once we appreciate that India was one among a...