Dhwani: the magazine of the Department of Geology University of Kerala

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Volume 1

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DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY

University of Kerala

Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram-695581

Kerala, India

Annual magazine of Bhouma - The Students’ Skill Acquisition Club

Department of Geology, University of Kerala

Annual magazine of Bhouma - The Students’ Skill Acquisition Club

Department of Geology, University of Kerala

DhwaniDhwani

DhwaniAnnual magazine of Bhouma - The Students’ Skill Acquisition Club Department of Geology, University of KeralaVolume 1 2014-15

DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGYUniversity of Kerala

Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram-695581Kerala, India

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DHWANI

Dhwani is the annual magazine of ‘BHOUMA’ - the Students’ Skill Acquisition Club of the Department of Geology, University of Kerala.

Printed at: Bethel Printers & Advertisers Kariavattom. Ph: 0471 2415528

Design & Nideesh Kumar K & Neethusree KJLayout: M.Sc. Students

Department of Geology

CONTACT ADDRESSBHOUMA

Department of GeologyKariavattom

Thiruvananthapuram-695581, Kerala, INDIAMob: +91 9495 83 2220

Email: [email protected]

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Head of the DepartmentDr. S.N. Kumar

Associate Professor

Co-ordinatorDr. A.P. Pradeepkumar

Associate Professor

Deputy Co-ordinatorDr. Sajin Kumar K.S.

Assistant Professor

PresidentNeethusree K.J.

M.Sc. Student

Vice-PresidentResma S PillaiM.Sc. Student

SecretaryNideeshkumar K.

M.Sc. Student

Joint SecretaryAmal Dev J

M.Sc. Student

TreasurerAlphia Yehakhoob

M.Sc. Student

Research Scholar RepresentativesManu Raj R, Aneesh Kumar V

MAGAZINE EDITORAneesh Kumar VResearch ScholarDepartment of GeologyUniversity of KeralaKariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram-695581Mob: +91 9400 39 2549Email: [email protected]

COVER

Coastal cliffs exhibiting the Tertiary sequence of Warkalli Formation, Varkala, Kerala

Photo: Sharoof Ahammed, M.Sc. Student

INNER FRONT PAGE

Distinguished alumni, staff & students during the inauguration of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the

Department

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ContentS

Message from the Head of the Department 5

Foreword from the Co-ordinator 6

Greetings from the Deputy Co-ordinator 6

Showers of Blessings from Our Beloved Teachers 7

Our University 8

Our Department- A Glimpse 9

We, the Bhoumites 10

Our Activities 11

Our Field trips 12

Achievements of Bhoumites 13

Where are our recent alumni? 14

GOSAN: Our elder sibling 14

Departmental Programmes 15

Funny Corner : Its Our Work !!! 16

Geonews 36

Geocurious 37

Book Review 39

What we anticipate ? 40

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Message

The history of any organization or movement is marked by important events. The birth of 'Bhouma', the Student Skill Acquisition Club, is one such milestone in the history of the Department of Geology.

As we all know, 'Bhouma' has been very active since its inception, conducting a variety of programmes. Many of these programmes have helped to increase the self-confidence and organization skill of its members. It may be noted that the emphasis of these programmes has been on the development of oral communication skills. With the release of the first issue of “Dhwani”, Bhouma is providing a platform for its members to bring out their writing skills. Writing a poem, article, drama or short story is also not an easy task – essentially because of some inertia. I am sure that a good number of members of 'Bhouma' will overcome such inertia to contribute wonderful creative pieces for the issues to come.

I appreciate the effort taken by the office-bearers and staff advisors of the club for initiating this venture. I am sure that each issue of Dhwani will be worth in gold.

And when the present members become alumni, seeing a back issue of Dhwani will itself bring out nostalgic memories of the wonderful years that they had spent in the Department.

I wish all success for Dhwani.

S. N. KUMARAssociate Professor and Head

Department of GeologyUniversity of Kerala

GREETINGS

Dr. Sajin Kumar K.S.

Deputy Co-ordinator, Bhouma.

Warm greetings.

I am absolutely happy to know that

Bhouma - the Students' Skill Acquisition

Club of the Department of Geology,

University of Kerala, is bringing out the

maiden volume of its annual magazine,

“Dhwani”, immediately after the Golden

Jubilee Celebrations of the Department

of Geology.

The student life in this department is

trailblazing and tells the tales of how one

developed many life skills. And Dhwani

intends to express about this life of the

students at the Department of Geology,

University of Kerala. This annual magazine

showcases what's going on inside all these

brick buildings, which are filled with

wonderful people and fascinating

geological fables, to its alumni and

friends.

On behalf of Bhouma, I would like to

thank everybody who contributed. I hope

that you all enjoy reading this magazine.

I wish a huge success to this magazine and

I am absolutely certain that the best is

yet to come in the subsequent volumes.

FOREWORD

Dr. A.P. Pradeepkumar

Co-ordinator, Bhouma

I like to believe that being a student is the

ultimate luxury in life: one is free to

explore every aspect of life, with little

worry about the mundane. It is this

freedom that liberates the mind and allows

it to soar high, and which brings out the

best of innate talents and intellect. The

expression of this freedom may be in the

form of enhanced creativity, excellence in

studies, social and humanitarian activities,

or it can manifest itself through arts and

literature. Liberal education has many such

spin-offs and I am happy that BHOUMA,

the Student Skill Acquisition Club of the

Department of Geology has channeled their

creativity into their mouthpiece, Dhwani.

The BHOUMites can be proud of their

magazine for years to come, and probably

the work they have put in, to bring it out

will help them in their future careers too. I

hope the Dhwani will be a lively, frequent

publication, with news, views, reviews,

articles to guide careers, field notes etc.

Last but not the least hopefully Dhwani will

have some punch to it, a certain subversive

element, which will make it a truly

delectable piece of student literature!

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I am delighted to learn that an in-house magazine is being brought out

by the students.

Holistic education includes all round development and the in-house

magazine is the most important tool for communication among peers.

I wish all the very best for your endevour.

SHOWERS of BLESSINGS from our BELOVED TEACHERS

Any original initiative requires hard work and commitment to make the

effort triumphant. Hope the vibrant geologists of the department are

capable of achieving the aspiration. My best wishes for your new

initiative.

I wish all success to the efforts taken up by the students of the

Department of Geology.

It gives me immense pleasure to write a message to our in-house

magazine ‘Dhwani’ exclusively meant for churning out the latent writing

talents of our students and sharing the geo-ideas. I congratulate

‘BHOUMA’, its office bearers and all the students for bringing out such

a beautiful magazine. I am sure this magazine can act as one of the

windows of this institution to disseminate geo-knowledge and societal

significance of this subject which requires lot of imagination and

creativity. If you do ordinary things in an extraordinary way the world

will notice you. Best wishes.

Dr. Shaji E.Assistant Professor

Dr. V. PrasannakumarProfessor & DirectorSchool of Earth System Sciences

Dr. R.B. Binoj KumarAssistant Professor

Dr. Rajesh ReghunathAssistant Professor

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OUR UNIVERSITY

One amongst the first 16 Universities in India, the University of Kerala was founded as the University of Travancore in the erstwhile princely state of Travancore (now southern part of Kerala and some neighboring parts of the state of Tamil Nadu) in 1937. The earliest origins of the University may be traced back to two institutions of modern learning in Kerala, the University College, Thiruvananthapuram and the Trivandrum Observatory. The University College was initially founded as the Maharaja’s Free School by Maharaja Swathi Thirunal in 1836, with Mr John Roberts, a Christian missionary as Headmaster, and soon grew into a college in 1866, affiliated to the Madras University.

When the University of Travancore was founded, the Departments of the college became the University Departments. The Trivandrum Observatory was founded in 1838 and had an internationally reputed scientist, John Caldecott, FRS as its first Director. It is now the oldest institution under the University of Kerala.

At present, the University has sixteen faculties (subject groups) and forty two departments of teaching and research in addition to study centres and other departments. Teaching, research and knowledge extension are the mandates of the Departments. They primarily focus on post-graduate (masters) programmes, MPhil programmes (1-year research degree) and doctoral research. The University has a total student population of about 65,000 in various institutions. The total number of full-time students in the University Departments is above 2000 including a modest number of foreign students.

The University Union, Departments Union, Research Students Union are all forums that are established through democratic process and positions in these forums are fiercely competed. Elected student representatives have membership in supreme bodies of the University such as Senate, Academic Council and also Syndicate, the executive committee of the University.

The University Library established in 1942 has over 3,00,000 books and gives access to over 9000 on-line journals. The University has published an English translation of the classic Dutch work, “Hortus Malabaricus” a 20-volume treatise on plant wealth of Kerala, in 2003.

In March 2015, UGC-NAAC has accredited this University with ‘A’ Grade making us much privileaged.

Dhwani- annual magazine of Bhouma Vol 1 (2014-15)

Our University

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OUR DEPARTMENT- A GLIMPSE

Realising the unlimited scope of geology in the industrial and economic development of the state, the University of Kerala started a post-graduate department of study and research in Geology in 1963. The origin of this department can be traced back to 1947 when a division of Mineral Survey and Research functioned as part of the Council of Research in the University of Travancore under T.R.M. Lawrie, a Senior Geologist of the Geological Survey of Great Britain. In the beginning the department functioned in the Senate Hall Campus in Thiruvananthapuram city, under the headship of Prof. K.K. Menon. In 1968 the department was shifted to the sprawling main campus at Kariavattom, situated about 15 km north of Thiruvananthapuram. In 2013-2014 the department celebrated its Golden Jubilee with a bouquet of scientific programmes which attracted a large number of distinguished scientists, academicians, professional geologists, alumni and enthusiastic students from all over the country.

The department offers post-graduate and research programmes and trains students to be scientists, academics and professional geologists. This endeavour has greatly succeeded as more than 80% of the alumni are working in the field of earth science and are occupying key positions in several geology-related organizations in different parts of the world. Presently the department offers MSc. (Geology), MPhil. (Geology) and PhD. courses.

During these five decades, the department has maintained very high standards amongst the earth science departments in the country and has produced several eminent earth scientists. The department is presently equipped with state-of-the-art laboratories, smart class rooms and a well-stacked library. Field studies, which form an integral part of the curriculum, make the post graduate students conversant with the basics of geological mapping and arouse interest in research in them. Apart from the usual financial support from the University, the department has been receiving copious funds from the University Grants Commission, Department of Science and Technology and Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment Committee.

Faculty, Staff & Students of the department


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We, the BHOUMites, the members of the family 'BHOUMA' are aspiring geologists, sharing an

urge to enhance our skills, to transform ourselves into better citizens, who are able to render

substantial contributions to the society. 'BHOUMA' the Students' Skill Acquisition Club was set

up on 23 September 2013 in response to the call by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell of the

University of Kerala to set up clubs to nurture and develop the skills of students. It is exclusively

run by the current masters' students, and guided by the coordinators with contributions by all

well wishers. BHOUMA organises debates, personality development and communication skill

classes, quiz competitions, field visits, exhibitions and film shows regularly. It also maintains a

small library too. Overall BHOUMA brings about a sense of belonging amongst the students and

research scholars and empowers them to think out of the box.

BHOUMA believes that both curricular and extracurricular activities should go hand in hand.

Even though we are undergoing a structured well evolved system of education, it seems to be

insufficient to fulfill the enhanced requirement for different sorts of skills to make the 'so-

called educated' capable of facing the challenges of career as well as life and to transform

themselves into socially committed, rational persons with insight and wisdom.

WE- THE BHOUMites


M.Sc. Bhoumites

Ph.D. Bhoumites

Nideeshkumar K.Secretary, BHOUMA

OUR ACTIVITIES

Anoop, Research Scholar, expounding the

importance of geology in daily life to the

students of College of Engineering, Trivandrum

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

ONAM CELEBRATIONS

A folk song by Bhoumites

X’MAS CELEBRATIONS

INQUISITIVENESS

Bhoumites visiting the Manuscript library

Neethusree KJ & Alphia Yehakhoob groovingto the tunes of ‘Kashmir Main Tu Kanyakumari.....’

CLEAN CAMPUS DRIVE

A clean campus drive by Bhoumites

Resma S. Pillai & Ambadi V.: A moment from the skit-‘Chirakodinja Kinnavukal’

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OUR EXTENDED FIELD TRIPSTo the Ultramafics of Wayanad District, Kerala

Study of the Banded Iron Formations of Kozhikode District, Kerala

A field work to study the ultramafic suite of rocks in Wayanad District was carried out by M.Sc. S2 (2013 Batch) during the month of May 2014 under the supervision of Dr. Shaji E.

Banded Iron Formation, which is confined only to Precambrian, is exposed in different parts of Kozhikode

District. A field visit was carried out by M.Sc. S3 students (2013 Batch) during January 2015, guided by

Dr. A.P. Pradeepkumar.

A visit to CWRDM, Kozhikode District, Kerala

Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) is a leading organization carrying out research in water resources. M.Sc. S3 students (2013 Batch) accompanied by Dr. A.P. Pradeepkumar explored the research facilities inthis institution during January 2015. Dr. Unnikrishna Warrier facilitated the visit.

Exploring ‘Samudra Ratnakar’- the most sophisticated research vessel of GSI

‘Samudra Ratnakar’ is the most sophisticated research vessel of the Geological Survey of India (GSI). Its equipped

with the state-of-the-art equipments and cruise are mainly intended to explore the sea bed. A visit was made by M.Sc.

S2 (2014 Batch) accompanied by Dr. Sajin Kumar K.S. during February 2015.

St. Mary’s Island, Malpe, Karnataka

St. Mary’s Island, an island near Malpe, Mangalore, is a unique place where columnar joints are manifested in the rhyolite suite of igneous rock. This island has been declared as a National Geological Monument by the GSI. A geological field work was carried out by the M.Sc. S2 students along with Dr. Sajin Kumar K.S. during February 2015

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ACHIEVEMENTSBestowed with the best presentation award during the ‘GeoYouth’

conference, held at Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, March 2015.

Have a valid GATE Score

Qualified NET

Manu Raj R.Research Scholar

Qualified the Geologists’ Exam-2014, conducted by UPSC, for the

selection of geologists in the Geological Survey of India

Selected as Scientist ‘B’ in Central Ground Water Board,

Ministry of Water Resources.

Qualified CSIR-JRF.

Have a valid GATE score

Aneesh Kumar VResearch Scholar

Kannan J. Prakash.Research Scholar

M.Sc. (CSS) University I Rank (2014)

Qualified the Geologists’ Exam-2014, conducted by UPSC,

for the selection of geologists in the Geological Survey of India

Selected as Geologist in Mineral Exploration Corp Ltd

Qualified CSIR-JRF


Neethusree K.J.M.Sc. (S4) student

Deeju T.R.Research Scholar

Qualified NET

Anoop S.Research Scholar

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Qualified NET.


Arun Gokul JResearch Scholar

WHERE ARE OUR RECENT ALUMNI?

1. Kannan J. Prakash (M.Sc. 2014) does his PhD on the Toba Ash layers in Recent

sediments, with a CSIR fellowship, in the Department.

2. Akhil T. (M.Sc. 2014) is with the National Institute of Rock Mechanics, Kolar

working on the site suitability assessment of the proposed 9900 MW Jaitapur

Nuclear Power Project, which if built, would be the largest nuclear power

generating station in the world by net electrical power rating.

3. Athira K.R. (M.Sc. 2014) is a Junior Research Fellow with CWRDM, Calicut.

4. Indu G. (M.Sc. 2014) works as a Guest Lecturer in SN College, Kollam.

5. Sajna S., Sreeja I.S. and Indu G. (MSc 2014) have won the KSCSTE

scholarships for research and will join for PhD.

GOSAN: OUR ELDER SIBLINGThe enthusiastic alumni of the Department have formed an association, GOSAN

(Geology Old Students AssociatioN). 80% of the alumni are employed as geologists and working

in different parts of the world. In addition some have become civil servants and faculties in

colleges and Universities in the state and abroad. A number of alumni have occupied/are

occupying important positions as Deputy Directors General and Directors in Geological survey

of India, Members/Regional Directors in Central Ground Water Board, Oil and Natural Gas

Corporation, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Science Research, State Mining and

Geology Department, State Ground Water Department, Atomic Mineral Division etc. Some of

the alumni were/are Chief Secretary to the Government of Kerala, Inspector General of Police

and Post Master General. A sizeable number is working in the petroleum exploration sector in

West Asia.

Many of the alumni visit the department and interact with the students and

researchers, motivating them through their passion for the subject. They actively help the

students in finding placement. Occasionally GOSAN takes up earth and environmental related

awareness programmes for the public.

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BHOUMite GOSANian

DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMSDisaster, Risk, Vulnerability Conference, April 2014

Golden Jubilee Valedictory Function, July 2014

The DRVC is a conference held once in three years and in 2014 the department hosted the second edition. With themes ranging from natural hazards to poverty mapping to emergency medicine and crowd management the conference saw the largest gathering of delegates from different domain areas. Delegates from Stuttgart University, Germany and Florida State University, USA too took part.

The year long Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Department culminated with a valedictory function, addressed by Prof. P.K.

Rajendran Nair, Former Head. During the year long programme the department organized a bouquet of scientific programmes

which attracted a large number of distinguished scientists, academicians, alumni and enthusiastic students from all over the

country.

MoU Signed between UoK & ISRO, February 2015

The University of Kerala (UoK) signed a MoU with ISRO on 21 February 2015 for establishing Laboratory for Earth Resources Information Systems (LERIS) in the Department of Geology, Kariyavattom. This MoU was signed by Dr. Mohammed Basheer K, Registrar and Shri DAV Raghava Murthy, Director, ISRO in the presence of Dr. P.K. Radhakrishnan, Honourable Vice-Chancellor; Dr. SN Kumar, Head of the Department of Geology and Dr. Sajin Kumar KS, Principal Investigator of the project.

Workshop on ‘Field Techniques in Geological Mapping’, March 2015

The present workshop aims at providing basic aspects of field geology using conventional methods. Such workshops provides a

strong complement to methodologies used in the experimental sciences, and greatly enriches the ways in which we understand the

universe around us. This seminar will help to create curiosity to young minds to carry further research in the field of earth science.

Geospark- A state level quiz programme, March 2015

The 2nd edition of Geospark will be held on 30 March 2015 for the students with earth science background. This All Kerala quiz programs aim at participation by 20 different teams.

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UGC SAP DRS Phase II Workshop, March 2015

The University Grants Commission sponsored project aims at characterising the crustal blocks on the basis of petrography,

geochemistry, fluid inclusions and thereby work out a tectono-thermal model of evolution of the shear zones and crustal blocks of

southern India.

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Buying Happiness

Money...... Everybody needs money. Everybody wants money. No one ever thinks of not

having any money. But what is money?.

A British Newspaper tried to find out the best definition of money by having a competition

for its readers. There were thousands of entries giving a definition of money. And the award-

winning definition was: “It is something which can buy anything in the world except happiness. It

can also buy a ticket to anywhere in the world except to heaven”.

This is an interesting definition of money. But when it comes to the question of money, lots

of people have a different attitude. They try to amass as much as money as possible by whichever

way possible. The old saying is that “when money talks, truth becomes silent”. But the fact is when

money talks not only does truth becomes silent, but ethics, justice, love, kindness and the like also

disappear.

We are mortal and everything we own including money has no permanent value. But the

fact is that most of us behave as if money has eternal value. Of course, it can buy us many things in

life. But should we surrender ourselves to it, losing our self-respect, dignity and soul in the process?

God’s Little Acre (1933) is an American Novel by Erskin Cadwell. The protagonist of the

story T.T. Walden is avaricious beyond all doubts. He believes his family owned land has gold

deposits and he sets apart an acre of it for God with the understanding that if gold is found there,

then it will be given to God. It was his way of making God a partner in his search for gold. But

whenever he digs for gold, he moves around Gods’ acre by reassigning it, so that he won’t have to dig

it. He fears that if gold is found there, it will have to be given to God. The moral of the story is that

there is nothing wrong in getting God’s help for making money. Rather, we can make God a partner

in that endeavour, to make money in the right way. Money can never buy us happiness. If we share

our fortunes with the less fortunate people in our society, it will buy us a ticket to heaven!

Funny Corner: Its our work!!!

Arunima R.O., S4 MSc student

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Pablo Picasso's Guernica (1937), redrawn by Satheeshakumaran Nair N. (Section Cutter)

(see page 27)

It was in the middle of January that we saw a programme letter in the notice board of our

department regarding the GEO YOUTH programme – the 6th All India Students Symposium on

Geology would be held at the Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur. On first reading it was like any

other notice to us, but when we discussed amongst ourselves about the possibility of a paper

presentation, and a nice trip around Udaipur, the City of Lakes, we became excited and decided to

take the plunge and make the more than 2000 km long journey.

On February 26, 2015 we departed from Kochuveli Railway station by Kochuveli-

Bhavnagar express and reached Ahmedabad in the morning of February 28. From there our train

towards Udaipur was at 10.30 pm. We thus had a full day free and within this time gap we explored

Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar cities. In Ahmedabad we visited the 'Dandi Kutir' a museum shaped

like a salt-mound solely dedicated to recapturing the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi. It was a very

nice experience and we had a memorable time at the museum, retracing the various stages in life of

our father of nation. At 10.30 pm we departed to Udaipur by metre gauge train. It was the first time

we were travelling in a metre gauge train and the journey itself was a new experience to us. In the

pleasant morning of March 1 we reached Udaipur railway station and were received by two

research scholars of the Department of Geology, Mohanlal Sukhadia University (MLSU).

The Department of Geology, MLSU, Udaipur was founded in June 1950 as the first post-

graduate science department in Rajasthan. The Department offers three P.G.courses, one PG

Diploma course and Ph.D. programme. The Department itself is a three-storeyed building and the

department owns a 30-seater bus and a jeep. Also it has a well-established museum with a wide

collection of different varieties of gems, rocks and fossils. The library of the department was also an

impressive one, which holds a rich variety of various books, journals and magazines on geology etc.

The walls of the department are decorated with field photographs, photomicrographs, and various

images related to Earth Science. Due to time constraints we were unable to visit all the laboratories

of the Department.

On March 2, the GEOYOUTH-2015 programme was inaugurated by the honourable Vice-

chancellor of the MLSU. The inaugural programme was presided by Dr. T.K.Pandya, Head,

Department of Geology, MLSU. Senior professors like Dr. Harsh Bhu and Dr. Vinod Agarwal also

expressed their views on the programme and wished success to the programme. Post-graduate

students and research scholars from different universities all over India participated in the

GEOYOUTH programme by means of their presentations. More than forty technical papers and two

keynote addresses were presented in the two-day programme. The judging panel for the technical

sessions was chaired by eminent professors of MLSU and other universities. Technical sessions

were made fruitful by means of strong interaction from the audience and educative comments from

the panel. There was a colourful cultural programme by the active and dynamic participation of

students of the host department. The friendly and healthy relationship between teachers, research

scholars and students in the department was a laudable one. Our presentations were on the second

day of the programme and they were over by noon. The valedictory function began in the afternoon

and best paper awards were given to eight persons, one among them was Manu Raj R. from amongst

us.

The evening of March 3 and the days of March 4 and 5 were entirely spent in different parts

of Udaipur and the outskirts of the city. Within this time we could visit City Palace Museum, Fateh

Sagar Lake, Ranakpur Jain Temple, Kumbhalgarh Fort, Lake Pichola, etc. The City Palace Museum is

an amazing palace which was built by the royal dynasty of Maharana Pratap of Rajasthan.

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A Journey to the City of Lakes

Say what you want to say,Do what you want to do,Life makes you happy at times,Life makes you sad at times,But be “Yourself all the time”.

Find reasons to smile always,Find reasons to love always,Say big no to worries,Say goodbye to pain,And be “Yourself all the time”.

Expect nothing and regret nothingIt would make your life simple,Enjoy the music and dance in the rain,Cherish each and every moment,And be “Yourself all the time”.

Throw away the mask,Its time to be yourselfYour life canvas becomes perfect,When you become yourself.........

Be Yourself........

Resma S. Pillai, S2 MSc student

Manuraj R receiving ‘Best Presentation Award’ from Shri. P.K.Verdia, Former Director, Mines &

Geology, Government of Rajasthan

We Four: In the midst of the ruins of Kumbalgarh Fort

Being Yourself

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More than three hours are essential to take in the entire beauty of this museum. We had a boat ride in the

Lake Pichola which enabled us to enjoy the magnificent beauty of the lake and the structures on its

banks. The ropeway service to a hilltop near the Lake Pichola helped us have a bird's eye view of the

entire Udaipur city. Ranakpur Jain Temple, also built by the royal dynasty of Maharana Pratap five

hundred years ago, is an elegant construction using marble as the building material. It took more than

fifty years for its completion. Kumbhalgarh Fort was another stunning experience to us. It was also built

by the Royal dynasty. It has the longest fort in the world after the great Chinese wall. The fort was built at

high altitudes of more than 600 m above mean sea evel. On the way to Ranakpur and Kumbhalgarh fort

we could travel through various villages lying within the Aravalli ranges. A lot of geological features

were seen well preserved in road cuttings and on the hillslopes.

In the evening of March 5 we bade adieu to Udaipur with a heavy heart and reached Ahmedabad the next day. From there we left for Trivandrum at 11.00 am and reached our 'Gods own Country' in the early morning of March 8, 2015.

Manuraj R., Anoop S., Rajesh S. & Prashant R.S., Research Scholars

Its been only 7 days, but I feel like I have been here for a very long time. All I can see is the beautiful vast but monstrous blue colour. All around me is blue: the sky, the ocean. I miss my room, the warmth of it, the redolence and my own world. I have never imagined that a day would come where I will miss the screeching sounds of cars, bikes, the hullabaloo, crowd.... All I can hear is the whispering of my mind.

The 7 days on this ship were disastrous for me. I am in a strange place with strange people. I don’t know their culture, I can’t understand what they say and I can’t enjoy the food they make.

The thought of reaching the destination the next day kept me happy. And I will be back to my normal life. The 7 days are those which will not be forgetable in my life.

I woke up by hearing the thundering sound on my door. Its not even dawn yet. When I opened the door, all of them were running, shouting. I am in a strange place with strange people. I could not understand a word they said. I ran to the deck to see what caused this turmoil. I was astonished to see that the bow where I was standing yesterday had been shattered. I didn’t know what to do. This cruise has been hit and its sinking along with everyone. All of them were trying to get on to the life boats. There are more than 60 people and there are only 2 more life boats left. I should get in to, I should go, I can’t die here, I am too young to die. I didn’t even have my first kiss yet. I should go. I must live on. But what the hell! Why am I not moving? My legs are numb. Oh, no! I going to drown to die. No! Please God, no! no!

I don’t have any regrets in my life but I have many dreams to fulfill. Sorry amma. I miss you the most. Bye.....

(Splash!!!!!!!!!!!!!).........Water?Wake up you. How long are you gonna sleep? Don’t forget you have an exam today? Ha ha

ha...... It's a nightmare.

Neethusree K.J., S4 MSc student

I am an igneous petrologist.

So like pillows.Ha, ha......

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HazeHaze

In the context of geological sciences, bed is the

term referring to the primary structure which

has been deposited under a particular spatio-

temporal sequence. For a bed to be described

in a plane, the attitude (orientation of a

geometric element in space) is essential and

the way in which this can be quantified in the

field is through a compass, most preferrably a

clino or a brunton compass.

Attitude matters in bed too!

Aneesh Kumar V., Research Scholar

I am a sedimentary petrologist.I like beds.

About 75% of the solar energy reaching the earth is absorbed by the earth’s surface, which increases its temperature. The rest of the heat radiates back to the atmosphere. Some of the heat is trapped by gases such as CO , methane, ozone, chloroflurocarbon compounds 2

(CFCs) and water vapour in the atmosphere. Thus they add to the heating of the atmosphere. This causes global warming.

We all know that in cold places flowers,

vegetables and fruits are grown in glass covered green

houses. Do you know that we humans also live in a green

house? Of course, we are not surrounded by glass but a

blanket of air called the atmosphere, which has kept the

temperature on earth constant for centuries. But it’s

now undergoing change, though slowly. Just as the glass

in a green house holds the sun’s warmth inside,

atmosphere traps the sun’s heat near the earth’s surface

and keeps it warm. This is called natural green house

effect. Asha G. Gopal., S2 MSc student

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Global Warming

10 reasons to be with a Geologist!

Geologists are down to earth people.Kiss a geologist and feel the earthquake.Geologists can be very sedimental.Geologists never lose their luster.Geologists make the bed rock.Old geologists never die, they recrystrallize.Geologists will date anything.Geologists Dig mother earth.Geologists probe crevices.Geologists have their faults, but they rock.

geologyin.com

Earthy Humour

‘Quaker’ oats

What do San Franciscans eat for breakfast?

Arunima R.O., S4 MSc student

Drawn byRemya S., S4 MSc student

Drawn by Resma S. Pillai, S2 MSc student

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Drawn by Neethusree K.J., S4 MSc student

Born in Pulinkunnu in KuttanadStudied Physics in the Imperial College

of Science and Technology, University of London

1906- Undergone geological trainingin the Geological Survey of India

1915- Appointed as State Geologist inerstwhile Travancore

1956- Obtained ‘Kendra SahityaAcademy Award’ for his work ‘Paananeeya Pradyoditham’

1960- Decorated with ‘Chevalier’ titleby the Papacy

Drawn by Satheeshakumaran Nair N., Section Cutter

Illiparambil Corah Chacko (1875-1966)- An unsung hero


Deepthi N.R., S2 MSc student

Geology Crossword

Across1. Mesozoic era is famous for (8)2. The river which passes through

Wular Lake (6)3. The coast of southwest Ireland is

typical example of ....... coast (3)4. The raster data represented in

digital image (4)5. Tornado differ from a tropical

cyclone in that they form over (4)6. Stalagmite is a feature associated

with which topography (4)7. Major igneous rock in upper crust

of earth (7)8. At the head of a glacier where a

deep vertical crack opens up (6)9. Henry mountain, Utah is a fine

example of (9)

Down10. Period in which extinction of

tribolites occured (7)11. Indian Monsoon is affected by (6)12. Atlantic Ocean resembles which

English alphabet (1)13. Concept of mega ocean called

Panthalassa was proposed (12)14. Molten rock (5)15. Residual hill in desert region (9)16. Purple and transparent variety of

quartz (8)17. A strongly foliated rock (6)18. Coral surrounding a lagoon19. Aleutian trench is found in ........

ocean (7)

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2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 11 12

16

13

1514

19

17

Answers(1) Reptiles (2) Jhelum (3) Ria (4) Grid (5) Land (6) Arid (7) Granite (8) Corrie (9) Laccolith (10) Permian (11) El Nino (12) S (13) Alfred Wegner (14) Metamorphic (15) Inselberg (16) Amethyst (17) Schist (18) Atoll (19) Pacific

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Geology quote

Beneath all the wealth of detail in a geological map lies an elegant, orderly simplicity.

Tuzo Wilson

Ccp-≠p-Xp-S-ßp∂ k‘ym-t\-cØn\v DØ-tc-¥ym-°m¿ ]d-bp∂ t]cmWv tKm[q-fn. Ip∂n≥ sNcp-hp-I-

fnepw Ip‰n-°m-Sp-Ifnepw tabm≥ hn I∂p-Im-en-Iƒ IpS-aWn Inep°n s]mSn-]-S¿Øn sXmgp-Øn-te-°v,

Xncn-®-W-bp∂ at\m-l-c-amb t\cw. kqcy≥ Ingt° NI-hm-f-Øn¬ hen-sbmcp Hmd-©p-t]mse ad-bm≥

XpS-ßp-I-bm-bn-cn-°pw. Infn-Ipew Kma-hr-£-ß-fn¬ Ccn-∏n-S-ßƒ°p th≠n Ie-]ne IqSn-sIm-≠n-cn-°pw.

Kma NXz-c-Ønse Ab¬°q- -ßƒ \n»-_vZ-cmbn hoS-W-™n-cn-°pw. Fßpw IpS-a-Wn-sbm-®-am-Xw.

CØ-c-samcp k‘y-bn¬ cmP-ÿm-\-Ønse Hcp IpKm-a-Øn¬ sNe-h-gn® t\c-ßƒ Nne sshIp-

t∂-c-ß-fn¬ Fs∂ ]nSn-Iq-Sm-dp-≠v.

Smdn s]cp-h-gn-I-fn¬ \n∂v aW¬ ]mX-bn-epsS _lp-Zqcw \S-∂m¬ amXta cmP-ÿm≥ Kma-

ßƒ ]m]y-am-hp-I-bp-≈q. t£Xw, AXn-\- n-ap-J-ambn hmk-Kr-l-ßƒ, Irjn-bnSw, Zqsc-bmbn Zfn-X-cpsS

Nmf-Iƒ, hoSp-Iƒ XΩn¬ PmXn hyXym-k-Øns‚ IrXy-amb AI-e-ßƒ ]men-®n-cn-°pw. ]m-X-ß-fmWv Zen-

X¿°v Kmaw "hnkn‰p' sNøm-\p≈ ka-bw. B ka-bØv kh¿ÆcpsS hnk¿Py-ßƒ Xe-bn¬ Npa∂v Zqsc

sIm≠nv Kmaw hrØn-bm-°n-bn-cn-°-Ww. Ipsd Zqsc-bmWv ap…ow kap-Zmb Kmaw. ]q¿Æ-ambpw ssIsØm-

gn¬ Imc-W-h¿. Kma Kp≠-Iƒ°p≈ IØn, Irjn-bm-bp-[-ßƒ Ch \n¿Ωn-°pI, ]mX-ß-fpsS Hm-b-S-

bv°pI Ch-bmWv apJy-tPm-en.

cmhnse Irjn-bn-S-ßƒ kPo-h-ß-fmbn Ign-™m¬ Kmaw \n»-_vZ-amWv. ]nt≈¿ ]≈n-Iq-S-ß-fn¬

t]mbmem-bn. s]Æp-ßƒ If-]-dnt®m CS Inft®m hb-en¬. Bh¿§w ]mep-sIm-≠p-t]mbn sImSp-°m≥

]-W-ß-fn-te°v Xß-fpsS "_p≈-‰n¬' bmX sNbvXp-I-gn-™n-cn-°pw. hr≤-∑m¿ shbn-ep-sIm-≠p-sIm≠v

]≠sØ hoc-Ir-Xy-ßƒ Xmgv∂ i_vZ-Øn¬ Ab-hn-d-°n-sIm-≠n-cn-°pw. Iqm-bn-cn-∂p≈ ]pI-hen Nmb-

IpSn Aßs\ EXp-t-Z-ß-fm¬ amXw Ime-sØ-b-f-∂v, Ie-≠dpw Ah-[n-Zn-\-ß-fp-sam-∂p-an-√msX Kma-Po-

hnXw kzO-ambn Hgp-In-s°m-≠n-cn-°pw.

Kma-ßƒ°v Imh¬ tZh-∑m-cp-≠v. Db¿∂ Hcp kna‚v Xn-bn¬ IpXn-c-∏p-d-Øn-cn-°p∂ Hcp

sImº≥ aoi-°m-c≥. shbnepw agbpw sIm≠mWv \n¬s∏-¶nepw Bƒ DK-]-Xm-]n-bm-Wv. "tLmSm-hme'

F∂p ‡n-]q¿∆w hnfn-°p∂ ssZhw ]cn-K-Wn-®n-s√-¶n¬ \nßsf hw Np‰n®p If-bpw. _oUn, H‰-cq]

\mWbw F∂n-h-bmWv CjvS \nth-Zy-ßƒ. Bcm-W-∂-dn-bn√ h¿j-Øn-sem-cn-°¬ tLmSmhm-e-bpsS Na-b-

ßƒ am‰m-dp-≠v.

Rm\pw Kmahpw XΩn-ep≈ _‘w Aev]w Pntbm-f-Pn-°-em-Wv. Kma-Øn\p hS-°p-h-i-Ømbn Hcp

]pg HgpIp-∂p-≠v. (tc-J-I-fn¬) tIµ qPe hIp-∏ns‚ Nne Ip‰n-Iƒ aW-en¬ Ipgn®p sh®n- p-≠v. Fs∂-

¶nepw sh≈-sam-gp-Ip-tºmƒ AXnse doUnwKv FSp-t°-≠-Xp-≠v. AXns‚ Npa-X-e-°m-c≥ Xncp-h-√m-°m-c-

\mb Hcp tIi-h≥ Ipn-bm-Wv. Bim≥ Fs¥-¶nepw tPmen sNøp-∂Xv ImWp-hm-\p≈ tbmKw F\n-°p-

≠m-bn- n-√. At±-l-Øn\v tIµ k¿°m¿ \¬In-bn- p≈ Hmokv Iw dkn-U≥kn¬ Iqn-cn-°m-\mWv Rm≥

t]mIp-∂-Xv. cmP-ÿm-\nse Pmtem¿ Pn√-bn¬ "tev 'F∂-XmWv ]kvXpX Kmaw. \Zn-bm-Is acp- q-an-bn¬

IqSn-sbm-gp-Ip∂ FI \Zn-bmb "eqWn'-bpsS t]mj-I-\-Zn-bpw.

Imew ]Øp Ccp-]-Ø-©p-sIm√w Ign-s™-¶nepw tem, Kmahpw Ahn-SsØ tKm[q-fn-bpw,

NµnIm N¿®n-X-amb cmXn-Ifpw Fs∂ Ct∏mgpw Ae- m-dp-≠v. tIi-h≥ IpntN≥ Dt≠m Ft¥m......

tKm[qfn

Pn. tKm]-Ip-am¿sk£≥ Hmok¿

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Xmgºq ]q°p∂ Xoc-ßfpw !Ime-Øn≥ ]¶mbam‰n-d-ºn¬ssItamiw h®p t]mbm ]S-∂≥]mb h≈-ß-fn¬]mb¬ aqSnImehpw Im‰pw IS-∂p-t]mbncmhn¬ \pW-™n-Sphp≠n-t∏mgpwAº-e-∏p-g-bnse]m¬∏m-bkw !s]m≈pw shbn-en-emsW¶nepw Rm≥IpS-bpsS XW-en-emsW¥p ckw

io\mYv kn.-hn.

XW¬XW¬

hn-sS-bo-Xo-cØp

Rm\n-cn∏qs]m≈pw shbn-en≥]pg-tbm-cØvNqfw hnfn-°p∂pIms‰-\n°vNqSp-hm-t\m-e-∏-\-¶p-Sbpw]\-tase IpSn-sIm-≈psa£n-Ifpw]I¬hm-gp-ta-fw≠qX-ßfpw

]pg-bnse I¶mf\cp-sIm-ebpwIpdp-\cn tamßp∂ ssIX-taSpw !

C

Zq-cX Ah\p kz]v\w ImWm≥ th≠n-

bp≈ Hcp am[yaw amX-am-bn-cp-∂n-√, k©-cn-°m-\p≈

]tNm-Z\w IqSn-bm-bn-cp-∂p. bmX-Isf Gsd CjvS-

s∏- n-cp∂ Ah\p Hmtcm bmX-Ifpw ]pXnb A\p- -

h-ßƒ kΩm-\n-®p-sIm-t≠-bn-cp-∂p. GXp

bmXbv°pw Ah-s\m∏w as‰m-cmfpw D≠m-Ipw. aq∂p-

h¿jsØ ]T-\-Imew Ah\p kΩm-\n-®Xp Hcn-

°epw hnp-]n-cn-bmØ Nne kulr-Z-ßƒ amX-am-bn-

cp-∂p. B ku-lr-Z-ß-fn¬ Ah-t\mfw Xs∂ Ahs\

a\-kn-em-°p-hm≥ Ign-™Xv Ah-t\sd ]nb-s∏

hy‡n-Xz-Øn-\p-S-a-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Ah\pw Abm-fpw

XΩnep≈ ]Xy-£-Øn-ep≈ kmayw Hcp IÆ-S-bm-bn-

cp-∂p. B IÆ-S-bn-eqsS Ah¿ ImWp∂ temIhpw

ImgvN-∏mSpw XnI®pw hyXy-kvX-hpw. B hyXy

kvXamb temIw Ah¿°p-amXw kz¥-am-bn-cp-∂p.

hn

IÆ-S-bv°p-≈nse temIwIÆ-S-bv°p-≈nse temIw

Pohn-Xhpw ]T-\hpw F√m-bn-t∏mgpw F√m-

h-tcbpw Hcpan®p \n¿Øm-dn-√. AXp-sIm-≠p-Xs∂

Pohn-X-Øns‚ XnI®pw hyXy-kvX-amb c≠p [ph-ß-

fn¬ Ah¿ FØ-s∏- p. F∂m¬ kulrZw F∂

aq∂-£cw aq∂p-h¿j-tØ-°mƒ A¿∞-h-Øm-Ip-

∂Xv B c≠p [ph-ßƒ°n-S-bnep≈ kvt\l-

Øns‚ t\¿tc-J-bn-em-bn-cp-∂p.

IÆ-S-bv°p-≈n-eqsS Ah¿ I≠ temIw

Xßƒs°mpw hnZq-c-a√ F∂ Xncn-®-dn-hn-eqsS

Ah¿ XnI®pw hyXy-kvX-amb as‰mcp bmXbv°v Hcp-

ßp-I-bm-Wv. Xßƒ I≠ kz]v\km£m-XvIm-c-Øn-

\m-bn.

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S4 MSc hnZym¿∞n

A£bv Fw.F-kv.

S4 MSc hnZym¿∞n

amä- nsâ iwsJmenamä- nsâ iwsJmen

AºmSn hn.

kXo-jvIp-am¿ F≥.

]m\njv By-¥c bp≤-Im-eØv 1937

G]n¬ 26 \v P\-d¬ m≥knkv tImm-t¶m-bpsS

Ay¿∞-\sb XpS¿∂v FØnb ln‰ve-dpsS t_mw_¿

hnam-\-ßƒ Kp¿Wn° \Kcw XI¿Øp Xcn-∏-W-am-°n.

Cu kw-hsØ XpS¿∂v X∂n-ep-f-hm-°nb hntcm-[hpw

\ncm-ibpw ]n°mt m Xs‚ kzX-kn-≤-amb ssien-

bn¬ krjvSn-s®-SpØ A]q¿∆ kpµc krjvSn-bmWv

""Kp¿Wn°''bw sIm≠v Xe Db¿Øv \n¬°p∂ Aizw

apI-fn¬ IÆns‚ BIr-Xn-bn¬ kqcy\pw IrjvW-

aWnbpsS ÿm\Øv sshZypX _ƒ_pw, Aiz-Øns‚

Ipf-ºn-\-Sn-bn¬ sIm√-s∏ t]mcm-fnbpw Abm-fpsS

kv Iøn-ep≈ A‰p-t]mb hmfpw, CStØ A‰Øv

Zqtcbv°v t\m°n \n¬°p∂ Imf, AXn-\p-Iosg

Ip™ns‚ tNX-\-b‰ ico-chpw FSp-Øp-sIm≠v apI-

fn-te°v t\m°n Aeapd-bn- p-I-c-bp∂ kvXo, Xo ]nSn®

hon¬ \n∂v hkvX-Øn¬ Xo ]nSn®v Aedn hnfn-®p-

sIm≠v ]pd-tØ°v HmSp∂ as‰mcp kvXo. hnf°v

\on∏nSn-®p-sIm≠v Hcp kvXobpsS Xe-amXw ImWmw.

NnX-Øn-s‚ he-Xp- m-KØv aq∂v kvXo cq]-ßƒ.

]mtªm-]n-°m-t mbv°v An-\-µ-\-ßƒ.

Hcp tk—m-[n-]-Xn-bpsS Iqc-X-bvs°-Xnsc hc-IƒsIm-s≠mcp ]Xn-tj[w

Hcp tk—m-[n-]-Xn-bpsS Iqc-X-bvs°-Xnsc hc-IƒsIm-s≠mcp ]Xn-tj[w

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S4 MSc hnZym¿∞n

sk£≥ I¿

Cc-hns‚ aqIm¿Z-bm-a-Øn-se-hn-sStbm

apdn-th-‰p-b-cp-samcp iwJ-[z\n

Im‰n¬ bpK-ß-fmbv tX®p-Iq¿∏n-s®mcm

\mZ-sa≥ ImXn-∂Iw Xpf-®o-Sp∂p

apg-ßo-bn-cp-∂nXp ]≠v Ipcp-t£X qan-bn¬

tkmZ-c¿ XΩn¬ Acn™p hogvØpw t\cw

A∂m sIme-°fw s\t©‰p hmßn-bXv

lnwk-X≥ ]mjmW _mW-ß-f-s√-tbm.

]ns∂-bXv Ime-]miw t]meo-\m-Sn-s\-Np‰n

Ime-N-I-ßfm sIp-ap-dn-°o.

C∂n-c-hn\pw ]I-en\pw Htc-cq-]w, Htc i_vZw

AΩ-bp-sS, s]ß-fpsS, A\p-Ps‚ \ne-hnfn

PmXn aX-m-¥ns‚ B¿Ø-\mZw

HSp-hn¬ Xf-cp∂ mcX amXm-hn≥ KZvKZw

s]‰-Ω-X≥ amtdm-SW™p \nZ-bn¬

Hcp ]mSp-\mƒ \Ω-fm-≠p-In-S-∂p-t]mbv

As∂mcp tImIne kzc-ambv Db¿∂p

kzmX-¥y-Øns‚ iwJ-[z\n

mc-Xmw-_-bv°mbv Hcp-an®v ssII-fn-∂m....

amdnSw IpØn]nf¿°p∂ ImgvN

C∂p Imivao-cnse ]p¬\m-ºp-t]mepw tIWo-Sp-∂p....

Hcp ]pXp amcn-sb-∂nse \nWw Igp-In-sb-¶n¬ (2)

hymk hmevao-In-am¿ cNn-t®Xn lmk-ßƒ

sslahq-hnse a™n¬ Dd-™p-t]mbv

F∂n\n Dcp-Ipam lnam-IWw im¥-ambv

Hmtcm a\- nepw tam£ KwK-bp-W¿Øo-Sm≥

C\n-bp-samcp _p≤-∂p-Zn-®o-Sptam AtΩ

\n∂m-flm-hn¬ ]Imiw ]c-Øo-Sp-hm≥

C\n-bp-samcp Km‘n hnS¿∂o-Sp-tam...

]im-¥n-X≥

IWn-I-\n-∂p-≈n¬ kv pcn-∏n®p \oßphm≥

mc-Xmw-_-X≥ ss]X-ß-tf-bp-W¿∂o-SWw

t\cns‚ mc-X-ap-b¿sØ-gp-t∂ƒ°p-hm≥

aqh¿Æ-s°mSn hm\n-ep-b¿∂o-Sp-hm≥

H‰-a-°-fmbv kvt\l-iw-sJmen apg-°o-Smw....

Rßƒ k¥p-jvS-cmWv Chn-sS....

iw, Zi-sa∂p tIƒ°p-tºmƒ

s]s∂p Hm¿Ω-h-cnI Hcp ]qhns‚ ]Øp-Z-f-

ßƒ Fs∂m-s°-bm-hmw. F∂m¬ Aß-s\-

bm-Im≥ Rßƒ Hcn-°epw BK-ln-°p-∂n-√.

Imc-Ww, Hcp ]qhns‚ Zfhpw Hcp \n›nX ka-

b-Øn-\p-tijw H∂n®p \n¬°p-∂p-an-√,

sImgn-™p t]mIm-Xn-cn-°p-∂p-an-√. Aßs\

\n∂m¬ AXp XnI®pw IrXn-a-ambn krjvSn-

°-s∏ h¿W-°-S-emkv ]qthm at‰m BImw.

Ch-cn¬, Adp-Xn-bn-√msX ]iv\-ßƒ

krjvSn®p sIm≠v Ah-bn¬ ]n.-F-®v.-Un. FSp-

°p-hm≥ \S-°p∂ Nne hncp-Xcpw Ah-

bvs°ms° HmSm≥ tase-¶nepw HmSn-\-S∂p

]cn-lmcw ImWp∂ Nne-cp-ap-≠v. IuXp-Ihpw

ckm-h-l-hp-amb Nne A]-I-S-ßƒ krjvSn-

°p-∂-Xn¬ amXw i≤-tI-µo-I-cn-°p-∂-h-cm-

Wv a‰p-Nn-e¿. X]m¬s]n t]mepw Xncn-™p-

t\m-°mØ Nne Ihn-X-I-fpsS DSaÿmhIm-

i-ap-≈-h¿, Aß-s\-b√ tItm \n¿m-Ky-h-

im¬ Ihn-X-Iƒ ]kn-≤o-I-cn-°-s∏-Sm-Ø-Xm-

Wv. GXp-\m- n¬ sN∂mepw AhnsS Nne-

t∏mƒ Inm-\n-√mØ tZmibpw NUvWnbpw

amXta Ign®v hni-∏-S-°q.... F∂ H‰ i]-Y-hp-

Z amb \n¬°p∂ Nne hnNn-X-kz- mhw D≈-

hcpw D≠v. IrXy-\n-jvT-X-bpsS Imcy-Øn¬

Nne I¿°-i-°m¿ D≈-Xp-sIm≠v IjvS-s∏v

]eXpw Fgp-tX≠n h∂n- p-≠v. Abmƒ D≈-Xp-

sIm≠v amX-amWv Rßƒ ]e-t∏mgpw IrXy-k-

a-b-Øn-\p-≈n¬ ]T-\-]-h¿Ø-\-ßƒ ]q¿Øn-

bm-°m-dp-≈Xv F∂Xv ad-®p-h-bv°m≥ Ign-

bmØ Hcp kXy-am-Wv. Nne BPm-\-_m-lp-

Iƒ°n-S-bn¬ sX∂nbpw sXdn®pw Ign-™p-

t]m-Ip∂ Nne Aev]m-tcm-Ky-Po-hn-Ifpw D≠v.

F√m-‰n\pw HmSn-\-S-°m\pw £a-bpsS s\√n-∏-

eI I≠npw kam-[m\w shSn-bmsX kvt\l-

tØmSpw kt¥m-j-tØmSpw amXw ]Xn-I-cn-

°p∂ Nne am\y-∑mcpw kz¥w \mSns‚ ta∑-

Isf hmt\mfw ]pI-gvØn, Aßp sNm∆-bn¬

sIm≠p-hsc FØn®v kt¥mjw Is≠-Øp-∂-

hcpw D≠v.

F∂n-cp-∂mepw kvt\ln®pw ]cn- -h-

ßƒ ]¶p-sh®pw Rßƒ ChnsS k¥p-jvS-

cmbn Ign-bp-∂p....

AJne B¿.

kz]v\w]d-bmsX h∂p-t]m-Ip∂ ]Xn-hn-√mØ Hcp AXn-Yn-

sb-t∏m-se-bmWp kz]v\-ßƒ. ]Xnsb ]Imiw ]c-

Øp∂ kqcy Inc-W-ß-sf-t∏mse t]mIsh t]mIsh

ImTn\y-ta-dp∂ civan-I-fm-Ip∂ kz]v\-ßƒ. Hcp \o¿Ip-

an-f-bpsS Bbp-t m-Sp-Iq-Snb kz]v\-Øn-\m-hs ]d-

bm≥ bpKm-¥-c-ß-fpsS IY-Ifpw kpJ-\nZ amX-a√

GIm-¥-X-bn-eq-sSbpw kz]v\-ßƒ ]qhn-Sp-∂p. kz]v\-

ßƒ \nd™ PohnXw AXmWv Pohn-X-Øns‚ ]S-hp-

Iƒ Ipt∂mfw kz]v\w I≠mte Ip∂n-°p-cp-thmfw

F¶nepw en-°p-sa-∂mWv ]g-sam-gn. amXr-lr-Z-b-Øn¬

Nm™p-d-ßp∂ ]n©p-Ip-™ns\ØgpIn IS-∂p-t]m-

Ip∂ kz]v\w Ah-km\aWn-°q-dp-Iƒ ]Xo-£n-°p∂

hc-hn-eqsS hs∂Øn \n¬°p-∂p. ]WvUn-Xt\m ]ma-c-

t\m, PmXn-sb-t∂m, aX-sat∂m hnth-N-\-an-√msX k¿∆-

hym-]n-bmbn \ne-sIm-≈p∂p kz]v\w. Hcp ]Xo-£-

bmbpw Hmtcmtcm hnizm-k-ß-fmbpw a\pjy a\- p-I-fn-

eqsS IS-∂p-t]m-Ip∂ kz]v\-ßƒ. \jvS-s∏ Hm¿a-I-

fmbpw BK-l-ßƒ°p apf® Nnd-Ip-I-fmbpw ]mdn ]d-

°m-dp≠v kz]v\-ßƒ. \∑-bp≈ GsXmcp lrZ-b-

Øn\pw Xn≥asb ASn-®-a¿Øm≥ Ign-hp≈ GsXmcp

a\- nepw kz]v\-ßƒ HmSn-sbØpw Nnd-Ip-h® In\m-

hp-I-fmbn.

ioXƒ Fkv. Fkv.

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S2 MSc hnZym¿∞n\n

S4 MSc hnZym¿∞n\n

bn-c-ßtfm ]Xn-\m-bn-c-ßtfm \S-∂-I∂

]mX-bn-eqsS Ah≥ \S-∂p-Xp-S-ßn-bn-cn-°p-∂p. C∂v

Ah≥ Ipd®v Cfn- y-\m-Wv. ImcWw B ]mX Ah\v ]pXn-

b-Xm-Wv. Ipiew ]d™v IS-∂p-t]m-Ip∂ aµ-am-cp-

Xs\hI-™p-am‰n Ah≥ apt∂m- p-\-S-∂p. H‰-bv°p≈

B bmX Bcw- n-®nv Ipd®v ka-b-am-bn-cn-°p-∂p, Hcp

hniaw A\n-hm-cy-am-bn-cp∂p F∂v Ah-\p-tXm-∂n. ]n∂n-

Sm-\p≈ Zqcw Ahs\ Hcp t]mse Xf¿Øp-Ibpw ]tNm-

Zn-∏n-°p-Ibpw sNbvXp. CØncn t\cw hni-an-°m≥

Ah≥ \n¿_-‘n-X-\m-bn. Ah-\m-]m-X-bpsS Ccp hi-

tØ°pw t\m°n. ]≈nbpw Aº-ehpw ]e-\n-d-Øn-ep≈

sImSn-a-c-ßfpw C√mØ B hgn-tbmcw Ah≥ Bkz-Zn-®p.

Ahs‚ IÆp-Iƒ Hcp ImgvN-bn¬ \n›-e-am-bn. Aßp

Zqsc Fhn-sS-\nt∂m FØn-tN¿∂ c≠p sNdp Acp-hn-

Iƒ Iqn app-∂p. ]q¿∆-Ime _‘-ß-sfm∂pw Ah-Im-i-

s∏-Sm-\n-√mØ Ah¿ Ahn-Sp-s∂m-cp-an®v HgpIn AI-ep-

∂p. Ah-bpsS i‡nbpw kuµ-cyhpw ]Xn-∑-Sßv h¿≤n-®n-

cp-∂p. a‰m-scbpw t]mse B kpµ-c-°mgv® Ah\pw

Bkz-Zn-®p. kabw sshIn-sb∂ Xncn-®-dnhv Ahs\

apt∂mv \S-°m≥ t]cn-∏n-®p.

""Poh.... C∂v t]mIs≠ Fgp-t∂¬°q."" AXv

Ahs‚ AΩ-bpsS hm°p-I-fm-bn-cp∂p. as‰mcp Znhkw

IqSn Ahs\ hc-th-‰n-cn-°p-∂p. tai-∏p-dØv AΩ h®n-

cp∂ Bhn ]d-°p∂ Nmbbnte-°mbn AXv

Ahs\sIm≠p-t]m-bXv c≠p-h¿jw ]pd-In-tem- m-bn-cp-

∂p. IrXy-ambn ]d-bp-hm-tW¬ UnKn PohnXw Ah-km-\n®v

hoSpw, Iqp-Im-cpw, Snhnbpw samss_epw amX-am-bn-cp∂

Zn\-ßƒ. Ah[n Znh-k-ßƒ B\-µ-I-c-am-bn-cp-∂v, hf-sc-

thKw B Zn\-ßƒ IS-∂p-t]m-bn. Bcm-sW-∂-dn-bn√ AΩ-

tbmSv B tNmZyw D∂-bn-®Xv ]t£ Ah-\Xv apdn-°p-≈n-en-

cp∂v tIƒ°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp∂p. ""Poh\p ]Wn-sbm-∂p-am-

bnt√?'' Hcp Xamit]mse B tNmZyw Ah-\n-eqsS IS-∂p-

t]m-bn. hoSpw Snhnbpw t_md-Sn-∏n® Hcp Znhkw Ahs‚

i≤ samss_-en-te-°m-bn, th≠X _me≥kv C√m-ØXv

]Xn-hp-t]mse Ahs\ AΩ-bpsS ap∂n-se-Øn®-p. ""21

Ign™p C\n-sb¥m \ns‚ ]cn-]mSn ]Tn-°m≥ t]mIm≥

Ft¥epw Dt±-iy-apt≠m? Ct∏mgpw AΩ-tbmSp sX≠m≥

B h∂n-cn-°p-∂p. F∂mSm \ns‚ ss]k°v honse ASp∏v

]pI-bpt∂? A—\pw as‰m-∂√ tNmZn-°m-\p-≈-sX∂v B

IÆp-I-fn¬ \n∂pw hy‡w. adp-]Sn \¬ImsX Ah≥

apdn-°-I-tØ°v XncnsI t]mbn.

Iqp-Im-cp-am-bp≈ B kmb-”-Øn¬ AXv

Xs∂-bm-bn-cp∂p kwkm-c-hn-j-bw. D]-cn-]-T\w Ah\v

Akm-[y-am-bn-cp-s∂∂v Ahs‚ Iqp-Im¿°v t_m[y-am-bn-

cp-∂p. "F¥p-sN-øWw' F∂ tNmZyhpw BZyhpw Ah-km-

\hpw B kwkm-c-Øn¬ \nd™p \n∂p. Iqp-Im¿ Hmtcm

hgn \n¿t±-in-°p-tºmgpw Hmtcm Imc-W-ßƒ Ahs‚

ap∂n-ep-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. F√m-Øn\pw \Ωƒ Is≠-Øp-∂-

XmWv Imc-W-ß-sf∂v Ah≥ a\-kn-em-°n-bn-cp-∂n-√.

hon-ep-am-X-a√ B tNmZyw ]ns∂bpw ]e-X-hW

Ahs\tØSn-sbØn ""]Wn-sbm∂pw Bbnt-√, F√m

bphm-°-fp-tSbpw F∂ t]mse B tNmZyw ]e-Ipdn

Ahs‚ ap∂n¬ Bh¿Øn-°-s∏-Sp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p. adp-]Sn

Hcp sNdp ]p©n-cn-bn¬ HXp-°p-tºmgpw Ahs\ AXv

ap≈p-t]mse IpØn t\mhn-°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Nne Imcy-

ßƒ ISw hmßp∂ ss]k-sIm≠v sNbvXm¬ t]msc∂v

Ah\v DØ-a-t_m-[y-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. B \mfp-I-fn¬ \S∂

]e dnIq- p-sa‚nepw Ah≥ ]s¶-Sp-Øp, ]eXpw Ah-

km\\nan-j-ß-fn¬ Ah\v tPmen \ntj-[n-°p-I-bm-bn-cp-

∂p. ]s¶-SpØ C‚¿hyq-Ifpw Ahs\]cm-P-b-s∏-Sp-Øn.

AXv Ahs\ IqSp-X-¬ Xf¿Øp-Ibpw H‰-s∏-Sp-Øp-

Ibpw sNbvXp. XpS¿ tXm¬hn-Ifpw Ifn-bm-°-ep-Ifpw

Ahs\ hen-™p-ap-dp-°n. temIØv H‰-bv°m-sW∂v

tXm∂nb Znh-k-ßƒ, F¥vsNøpw? F¥p-sN-øWw?

Ah\v Hcp DØ-chpw Inn-bn-√.

XpS¿ tXm¬hn-Ifn¬ apßp-tºm-gpw Ahs\

Pohn-°m≥ t]cn-∏n® H∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Hcp kpµ-cn, t]S-

ams‚ IÆp-Ifpw IdpØ hmhns‚ \nd-ap≈ Im¿Iq-

¥epw AsXmcp Ag-Ip-X-s∂-bm-bn-cp-∂p. A∂p-Xs‚

]W-b-hp-ambn Ah≥ ho≠pw Ah-fpsS ap∂n-se-Øn.

Xs‚ BZy-]-Wbw Ah-tfmSv ho≠pw Ah-X-cn-∏n-®p. PmXn-

bp-tSbpw aX-Øn-t‚bpw t]cv ]d-™v \ncm-i-s∏-Sp-Ønb

Ahƒ Ah-t\mSv H∂p-IqsS ]d-™p, ]W-bn®p \S-t°≠

]mb-a√ \ap-°v. _o ]mIvSn-°¬ \msf Cu CjvSw amdn-

IY-bn-√m-Ø-hs‚

IY

IY-bn-√m-Ø-hs‚

IY

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sb-∂n-cn-°mw, Fs∂bpw Ft∂m-Sp≈ ]W-b-tØbpw ad-

∂p-sIm-≈pw. "\ns∂ ad-°p-∂Xv Fs‚ ac-W-bm-bn-cn°pw'

F∂ Ahs‚ hm°p-Iƒ Ahsf sIm≠p H∂p-IqsS ]d-

bn-®p. ""\s√mcp tPmen-bp-ambn hon-te°v h∂m¬ aXn,

Rßƒ IΩyq-Wn-Ãm-Wv''. Hcp sNdp ]p©n-cn-bp-ambn

Ahƒ \S-∂-I-∂p. B sNdp]p©ncn Ah\v Bth-i-am-bn-

cp-∂p.

hfsc k¥p-jvS-\m-bn-cp∂ Ah≥ B hnhcw

Xs‚ kplr-Øp-°-tfmSv ]¶p-h-bv°p-Ibpw sNbvXp.

]ns∂bpw BtNmZyw Ah-\n-te-s°Øn ""F¥p-sNøpw?''

F¥p-sN-bvXmepw Hcp tPmen hmßWw. B sIm®p kpµ-

cnsb kz¥-am-°Ww Ah≥ AXv Bh¿Øn-®p-sIm-≠n-cp-

∂p. Afn-bm... \o Hcp Imcyw t\S-W-sa∂v Bflm¿∞-ambn

BK-ln-®m¬ AXv t\Sm-\mbn Cu temIw apgp-h≥ \nt∂m-

sSm∏w \n¬°pw. CXv ]utem sImbvtem B¬°-sa-Ãn¬

]d™Xm-Wv, Hcp kplrØv ]d™p \n¿Øn. Ahs‚ a\-

kn¬ H∂√ Hcp ]mSv Imcy-ßƒ an∂n-a-d-™p.

a‰m¿°pw Ign-bm-ØXv ]W-b-Øn\p Ignbpw

F∂Xv kXy-amIpw hn[-am-bn-cp∂p Ahs‚ bmX. Nne

sNdnb ]Wn-Iƒ Ah≥ sNbvXp XpSßn; AXv Ahs‚

BZysØ A≤zm-\-am-bn-cp-∂p. D]-cn-]-T\w Ffp-∏-Øn¬

km[y-a√ F∂ t_mt[m-Zbw Ahs\ k¿°m¿ tPmen-

Iƒ°mbn t]cn-∏n-®p. Ah≥ AXn-\p-th-≠n-bp≈ ¢mkp-

Iƒ°p t]mIp-Ibpw sNbvXp. ]t£ Ahs‚ sNdnb

hcp-am\w okv sImSp-°mt\ XnI-™n-cp-∂p-≈q.... F√m-

h-scbpw F√m coXn-bnepw Xr]vXn-s∏-Sp-Øn-sIm≠v H∂pw

sNøm≥ ]‰n√ F∂v Ah≥ Xncn-®-dn-™n-cp-∂p.

B Ime-b-f-hn¬ hon¬ hf¿∂p hep-Xm-b-Xv

Zmcn-Z-am-bn-cp-∂p. A—≥ InS-∏n-em-bXpw AΩbv°v tPmen-

bn-√-sX-bm-bXpw, ]n-Wnsb AXn-Yn-bmbn FØn-®p.-

ho≠pw tXm¬°p-sa∂ L-Øn-eqsS Ah≥ IS-∂p-t]m-

bn. Cßs\bmtWm Cu temIw apgp-h≥ X\n-s°m∏w

\n¬°p-∂Xv F∂v Ah≥ Nn¥n-®p. Ahs‚ G‰hpw

henb kºm-Zy-amb Hcp-Iqw krlr-Øp-Iƒ Ahs\ Ahn-

sS-\n∂pw ssI]n-Sn®p Ib-‰n. AXv Ah\v IqSp-X¬

Du¿÷w \¬In. IjvS-∏m-Sp-Iƒ \nd™ B Ime-b-fhv

tPmen-bpw, ]Tn-Ø-hpw, Zmcn-Z-hpw, ]W-b-hpw, kulr-Z-

hpw, kvt\lhpw ]n-Wnbpw \nd™p \n∂ ka-bw. a\ v

_p≤nsb adn-I-S-°m-Xn-cn-°m≥ Ah≥ ]tXyIw i≤n-®n-

cp∂p F√m IS-º-Ifpw IS∂p Ah≥ \s√mcp k¿°m¿

tPmen-bn¬ ]th-in-°p-Ibpw sNbvXp.

"Sm ka-b-am-bn''... AΩ ho≠pw Hm¿an-∏n-®p. A-

t∏m-tg°pwNmb XWp-Øn-cp-∂p. AXn-thKw Imcy-ß-sfm-

Xp°n Hmo-kn-te°pw t]mbn. Hmo-knse tPmen-I-

sf√mw Ah\p kp]-cn-Nn-X-am-bn-cn-°p-∂p. A∂p sshIp-

t∂cw ]Xn-hp-t]mse Ah≥ sse_-dn-bn¬ t]mbn ]pXn-

sbmcp _p°v ssIøn-se-Sp-Øp. kpmjv Nµs‚ "a\p-

jy\v Hcp BapJw'' hon-se-Øn-b-t∏m-tg°pw Xf¿∂n-cp∂

Ah≥ jv Bbn £-Whpw Ign®v Xs‚ apdn-bn-se-Øn,

Ubdn ssIøn-se-Sp-Øp.

Ie-≠-dn-te°v t\m°n, H∂p ]p©n-cn® Ah≥

Ub-dn-bn¬ Fgp-Xn-Xp-S-ßn. \msf Fs‚ BZy- i-ºfw

ssIøn¬ Inpw. A—\p \s√mcp j¿pw ap≠pw hmß-

Ww. AΩbv°v \s√mcp kmcn-bpw, A\n-b-s\mcp j¿pw

H∏w tImtf-Pn¬ okv AS-bv°m-\p≈ Imipw-sIm-Sp-°-

Ww, Ab¬°m¿°v anTmbn hmßn sImSp-°-Ww, Iqp-

Im¿°v \√-co-Xn-bn¬ sNehv sNø-Ww. A—s\NnIn-’-

bv°mbn \s√mcp Bip-]-Xn-bn¬ sIm≠p-t]m-IWw.I-fn-

bm°n Nncn-®-h¿°v BZy- iºfw hmßn-b-Xns‚ Kuchw

ImWn-°-Ww. -]n-s∂... \s√mcp kvt\tlm-]-lm-c-hp-ambn

Xs‚ Pohs‚ Pohs\ ImWm≥ t]mIWw Ahƒ C∂pw

X\n-°p-th≠n ImØn-cn-°p∂ hnhcw Ah\v Adn-bm-am-bn-

cp-∂p. B Ubdnbn¬ H∂p-IqsS Ah≥ Fgp-Xn. Hcmƒ

Hcp Imcyw t\S-W-sa∂v Bflm¿∞-ambn BK-ln-®m¬ Cu

temIw apgp-h≥ Ah-t\m-sSm∏w \n¬°pw. A-h≥ B

]pXnb t\mh-ep-ambn InS∂p hmb\XpS-ßn. FX t]Pp-

Iƒ hmbn-s®-∂-dn-bn√ CS-bvs°-t∏mtgm Ah-\p-d-ßn-t]m-

bn. tNm FWn-°p-∂nt√ ka-b-am-bn.... Ah≥ B hnfn

tIn-cp-∂n√ A\n-b≥ ho≠pw hnfn-®p, B hnfnbpw Ah≥

tIn-√. Ah≥ D®-Øn¬ hnfn-®p, FX D®-Øn¬ hnfn-

®mepw Ah≥ DW-cp-am-bn-cp-∂n-√. AΩbpw A—\pw

Aedn hnfn-®p. AXv tIƒ°mt\m ImWmt\m Ah≥ Xøm-

dm-bn-√. sske‚v lm¿v A‰m°v F∂ aq∂p hm°p-Iƒ

Ahs\ac-W-sa∂ henb kXy-Øn\p hn‰n-cp-∂p. BK-ln-

®-t∏m-sgm∂pw tXSn-h-cmØ B oa≥, B¿°pw DØ-c-an-

√mØ B henb kXyw Aht\w sIm≠p-t]m-bn. Xs‚

BZy iº-fhpw kz]v\-ßfpw B Ub-dn-bn¬ amX-ambn

HXp-ßn.

AsX C∂v Ah≥ B bmX-bn-em-Wv. Xncn-®p-h-

cm≥ hgn-I-fn-√mØ B henb bmXbv°v Ah-km-\hpw

C√ F∂v Ah≥ At∏mgpw Xncn-®-dn-™n-√. ]t£ H∂v

Ah≥ a\-kn-em-°n-bn-cp-∂p. B bmX-bn¬ DS-\ofw

Ah≥ H‰-bv°m-bn-cn-°pw. B ]pg-Iƒ t]mse Ah\v Hcp-

an®v Hgp-Im≥ Ign-™n-√-t√m- F∂ bmYm¿∞yw a\-kn-em-

°n-sIm≠v Ah≥ apt∂mv \S-∂p.

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\nlmkv F. F≥.S4 MSc hnZym¿∞n

cay Fkv.hnZym¿∞n\nS4 MSc

I\n-hm¿∂ NnXw

\nd-hm¿∂ NnX-ßƒ ]Xnsb ]Xn-bp-∂

\nd-ap≈ bmX-Iƒs°m-Sp-hn¬

\n\-hns‚ bma-ßƒ \n\-bn® tXmtcm

In\n-bp∂ NnX-ßƒ amXw

AtXm.... I\n-hns‚ NnX-ßƒ amXw

]I-e-¥n-tbmfw I\n-hm¿∂ lrZ-b-ßƒ

tXSn ssI\o- n-Sp-s∂m-cm-NnXw ]Xnsb

ssIa-e¿Øn-Sp-s∂m-cm-NnXw

tIhew a¿Xys‚ Icp-W-tXSn

IÆo-cn-em-gvØp∂ NnXw

Cc-hp-Iƒ ]I-ens‚ Be-ky-am¿s∂m-cm

X\p-hns\]p¬In-∏p-W¿∂n-Sp-tºmƒ

ambp-s∂m-cm-NnXw ad-bp-s∂m-cm-NnXw

t]Sn-®-c-s≠m-cm-t]-S-am≥ angn-I-fmse

\\-hm¿∂ NnX anXp ]Xn-sb-am-™o-Sp-∂p.

\msf-bpsS ]pØ\mw NnX-Øn-\mbn

\∑-bpsS \nd-ap≈ NnX-Øn-\m-bn.

inem-K - p-K-Øn≥ Zn\-ß-fn¬ a\p-jy≥

]ptcm-K-Xn-°mbn ImØn-cp-∂p.

thbpw \mbmpw Iqn-°-e¿Øn-bm≥

]pXn-sbmcp PohnXw ImØn-cp-∂p.

ae-cn≥ In\m-°tfm F∂p-sa∂pw

ie- -Øn≥ Iqn-\mbv ImØn-cp-∂p.

Nn©new s]mgn-®-sßm-gpIpw Acp-hn-Iƒ

]mn-s‚-boWw ImØp-\n-∂p.

Ipgn-Iƒ \nd™p hncq-]amw am\kw

s]m≈bmw Ua-cp-I-amb \mfn¬

ImØn-cn-∏n\p ]pXnb am\-ßƒ

h∂p-t]m-bv, PohnXw hnc-kamw Io¿Ø-\-ambv

]Xn-Imc Nn¥-Iƒ t]dp∂ am\p-j≥

iXp X≥ arXypsh ImØn-cn-∏q,

PohnXw IqSp-X¬ kpJ-ap-≈-Xm-°p-hm≥

kº-Øn-∂m-Kaw ImØn-cn-∏q.

ie- -Øn≥ \jvS-kvar-Xn-bn-se-tßm,

]q°ƒ X≥K‘w Nnd-I-Sn-®p.

Hcp Xp≈n tX\n\p \pW-bp-hm-\mbv

C∂-se:-

C∂v

]q°ƒ°p-th-≠n-bm≥ ImØn-cp-∂p.

If-Ifw ]mSnb Acp-hn-I-sf-ßp-t]mbv

Fhn-sSbpw hc≠ aW¬Ø-cn-Iƒ amXw

Km\w aonb am\pw a\p-jycpw

Acphn X≥ Nn©new ImØn-cp-∂p.

ag ImØn-cn-°p∂ thgm-º¬ t]mse

Ghcpw F¥nt\m ImØn-cn∏q

]mp-Iƒ aop-hm≥ Infn-I-fp-≠m-Iptam?

If-Ifw ]mSp-hm≥ Acp-hn-bp-≠m-Iptam?

]mdn-∏-d-°p-hm≥ ie- -ap-≠m-Iptam?

qan-X≥ kuµcy kq\-ßƒ ImWptam?

shdp-sX-sbm-t∂m¿Øpt\m°q kXo¿∞ysc

qan-X≥ Poh≥ \ne\n¬°ptam

ImØn-cn-∏q-Iƒ X≥ Cu temIØns∂mcp tImWn¬

DØ-c-ßƒ°mbv Rm≥ ImØn-cn-∏q.

ImØn-cn-∏p-Iƒ°-ßdpXn hcp-Øm-\mbv

DØcw thK-an-tß-Io-SpI.

\msf

KoXp e£van

hnZym¿∞n\nS2 MSc

A\¥w Cu ImØn-cn∏v

A\¥w Cu ImØn-cn∏v

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""]q¿Æ hf¿®-sbØpw apºv acn®p

t]mIp∂ Htc-sbmcp Pohn-bmWv a\p-jy-

≥'' kpm-jvN-µs‚ ""a\p-jy\v Hcp

BapJw'' F∂ t\mh-ense Bcw- -hm-Iy-

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im-kvX-Øns‚ k¶-ev]-\ß-fn¬ \n∂v

hnap-‡-am°n kmwkv°m-cnIambn hne-

bn-cp-Øn-bm¬ amXta Cu ]kvXm-h-\-

bpsS ]k‡n hy‡-am-Ip-I-bp-≈q. Hcp

kmaq-lnI Pohn F∂ \ne-bn¬ B¿Pn-

s®-Sp-t°≠ kmwkvIm-cnI ]mb-

]q¿Ønbpw ]Xyp-ev]m-Z-\-hp-amWv ]e-

t∏mgpw a\p-jy\v ssIh-cn-°m-\m-ImsX

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]cn-Wm-a-Øn-s‚bpw Awi-ßƒ Zriy-am-

Wv. GI-tImi Pohn-bmbpw D-b-Po-hn-

bmbpw Dc-K-ambpw Ccp-Im-en-bmbpw a\p-

jy-qWw hnn-∂- m-h-ßƒ ssIsIm-f-fp-

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Øn¬ FØn-tN-cp-∂p.

Cu ssZhoI hf¿®bv°v kam-¥-

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F∂ Imp-\o-Xnbpw IÆn\v IÆv ]√n\v

]√v F∂ \nb-a-hy-h-ÿbpw kmwkv°m-

cnI hnIm-k-Øns‚ ssih-Z-i-bnse D-

b- -D-cK Ah-ÿ-IfmWv. \n°-dp-anv

kvIqfn¬ t]mIp-tºmƒ Hcp s\√n-

°tbm ]º-ctam X√p-IqSn ssI°-

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Xncn®v Ah-s\bpw sNfn-sh-≈-Øn¬

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ta¬∏d™ kwkv°m-c-hn-Klw

ImWmw.

Adn-hp-Ifpw A\p- -h-ßfpw

Imem-¥-c-Øn¬ kmwkv°m-cnI ]cn-Wm-

a-sØ-°p-dn®v Hcp-hy-‡nsb t_m[-hm-

\m-t°-≠-Xm-Wv. ka-Im-enI kaq-l-

Øn\v hnh[ AwK-ß-fmb hnj-b-

ßsf∏‰nbpw Pohn-°p∂ Np‰p-]m-Sp-Isf

∏‰nbpw t_m[-hm-\m-Ip-Ibpw Ahsb

hnth-N-\-_p-≤n-tbmsS Xncn-®-dn-bp-Ibpw

sNøp-∂-tXm-Sp-IqSn Hcphy‡n

kmwkv°m-cn-I-ambn ]mb-]q¿Øn-bm-Ip-

∂p. AXn-\p-a-∏p-d-tØ°v Nn¥n-°m\pw

hnZym- ym-khpw kmwkm-°m-cnI

]mb-]q¿Ønbpw

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Bi-b-ßƒ sa\-bp-hm-\p-ap≈ tijn

B¿Pn-°p-tºmgpw kmwkv°m-cn-I-amb

hwi-h¿≤-\hv km≤y-am-Ip-∂p. \n¿m-Ky-

h-im¬ ChnsSsbØp-tºmƒ hgn-I-fn-se-

hn-sS-sb-¶nepw h®v Ah≥ XS-b-s∏-Sp-∂p.

sXcp-hn¬ kvXoXzsØ ]n®n-®o-¥n-b-

hsc \ymbo-I-cn®v AXmWv icn F∂v

hmZn-°p∂ hnZym-k-º-∂cpw Ip‰-hm-fnsb

sXcp-hn¬ X√n-sIm-√p∂ P\-Iq- hpw e-

Øn¬ kmwkv°m-cn-I-ambn ]mb-]q¿Øn-

bm-I-Ø-h-cm-sW∂v ]d-bmw.

am\-knI hf¿®-bn¬ hnZym- ym-k-

Øns‚ ]¶v \nkvXq-e-am-Wv. FgpØv hnZy

]Tn-°m≥ Bcwn-°p-∂-Xp-ap-X¬ Hcp

hy‡n-bpsS am\-kn-I-amb hnZym- ym-

khpw Bcw- n-°p-∂p. D∂-X-amb UnKn-

Iƒ t\Sp-∂-Xn-eqsS Hu]-Nm-cn-I-amb

hnZym- ymkw ]q¿Æ-am-Ip-∂p. ]t£

kmwkm-°m-cnI ]mb-]q¿Øn ssIh-

cn®p F∂v ]d-bm-\m-Ip-tam.? qcn-]-£-

Øns‚ Imcy-Ønepw _ncp-Z-ßfpw

kwkv°m-chpw XΩn¬ s]mcp-Ø-s∏-

SmØ kml-Ncyw kwPm-X-am-bn-s°m-≠n-

cn-°p-∂p. Db¿∂ \ne-hm-c-Øn-ep≈

hnZym- ymk ÿm]-\-Øn¬ \n∂pw D∂X

hnZym- ymkw ssIh-cn-®-hcpw ]n∂oSv

Pohn-X-Øn-te°v ]th-in-°p-tºmƒ \ne-

\n¬°p∂ bmYm-ÿn-Itam ]n¥n-cn-

∏t\m Bb Xe-Øn-te°v hgpXn hog-s∏-

Sp-∂p. AYhm ]e-t∏mgpw Xf-®n-S-s∏-Sp-

∂p. At∏mƒ \ΩpsS hnZym- ym-k-Øn\v

ImX-emb am‰w Bh-iyamWv F∂

Bibw _e-s∏-Sp-I-b-t√.

enwK-PmXn h¿§ tZ-an-√msX a\p-

jy≥ F∂ k¶-ev]sØ hf¿Øn-sb-Sp-

°p-∂-Xm-bn-cn-°Ww hnZym- ym-kw. a\p-

jy-\n-ep≈ ]q¿Æ-X-bpsS Bhn-jv°m-c-

amWv hnZym- ymkw F∂ kzman-hn-th-Im-

\-µs‚ al-Ømb Bibw \Ωƒ

Dƒs°m-t≈-≠-Xp-≠v. ]e-t∏mgpw ]mY-

anI Xe-ap-X¬t° ]tXyI Xcw IÆn-

Iƒ°p-≈n-te°v Ipn-Isf HXp°n

\n¿Øm-\mWv qcn- mKw hnZym- ymk

amt\Pv sa‚p-Ifpw ian-°p-∂-Xv.

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]tXyIw hnZym-e-b-ß-fpw, icn-bmb

Bs] kulr-Z-ßƒ A\p- -hn-

°m-\m-ImsX hcp∂ AYhm AXn\v

Ah-k-c-an-√mØ hnZym-e-b-ßfpw Hcn-

°epw sa®-s∏ am\-knI Ahÿ A√

Hcp hnZym¿∞n°v kΩm-\n-°p-∂-Xv.

kmwkv°mcnI hnZym- ymkw

A\p- -h-ß-fn-eq-sSbpw Adn-hn-eq-sSbpw

B¿Pn-s®-Sp-t°-≠-Xm-Wv. Nß-e-Iƒ Xf-

®n arK-Øn\v CjvSm-\p-k-cWw Nen-°p-

hm≥ BIm-Ø-Xp-t]mse AS-®n hmXn-

ep-Iƒ°p-≈nse hnZymymk-Øn\v

Dƒ°-Æn\v shfn®w \¬Im-\m-In-√.

hmXm-b-\-ßƒ Xpd∂v t\cmb Adn-

hns‚bpw A\p- -h-ß-fpsS ]Xo-£-I-fp-

sSbpw ]Im-ihpw ip≤-hm-bphpw

¢mkvap-dn-I-fn¬ ]th-in-°s ]c-°-s.

""hnZym- ym-khpw Dƒ°m-gvNbpw

Xncn-®-dn-hp≈ Hcp Xe-ap-d-bpsS

krjvSn°v DX-Ip-∂-Xm-Im-s....''

\n[o-jvIp-am¿ sI.

S4 MSc student

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≥ ag-tb.... ]Ir-Xn-X≥ amdn-te-°p\o ho≠pw s]bvXn-d-ßp-I-bm-tWm.

\n≥kzcw F≥ a\-kn≥hoWm X¥n-Iƒ ho≠pw aop-∂p.

hyY-bm-em-≠p-t]m-sbm-sc≥ NnØ-sØ\n≥ kv]¿i-Øm¬ kt¥mj apJ-cn-X-am-°p-∂p.

hn≠p-Io-dn-sbmco ]Sp \ne-Øn¬,kt¥m-j-Øn≥ ]p¬\m-ºp-Iƒ apf-°p∂p.

kqcy-c-ivan-Isf ]pW¿∂p \oBbncw h¿W-cm-Pn-Iƒ Xo¿°pw t]m¬,

Im¿ta-Lm-hr-Xamw F≥ a\-kn¬ag-hn-√-gIp Xo¿Øp \o...

ag, Ah-sfmcp AarX-IWw t]m¬Bflm-hn-te°p s]bvXn-d-ßn-s°m-t≠-bn-cn-°p-∂p.

F

ipXn sP. B¿.hnZym¿∞n\nS2 MSc

agag

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Ce-™n-∏q-hns‚ K‘-ap≈ Cu Ime-L- -Øn¬ F\n°v Hm¿sØ-Sp-°p-hm≥ ]bm-k-am-Wv, Rm≥

F∂p-ap-X-emWv agsb ]W-bn-®p-Xp-S-ßn-b-sX-∂v.Ndp-ßs\]ndp-ßs\s]bvX Fs‚ _mey-Øn¬ \o IuXpIw \nd-®-t∏mtgm ?..... Iuam-c-Øns‚ ag-®m-

‰-en¬ ]W-b-Øns‚ IpkrXn Hfn-∏n-®p-sh®v Fs‚ ap∂n¬ h∂-t∏mtgm?... AtXm, bu∆-\-Øns‚ Xoh-X-

bn¬ tImcn-s®m-cn-bp∂ ag-bn¬ \n∂nse Bflm-hns\Rm≥ Xncn-®-dn-™-t∏mtgm?...ag-bvs°∂pw ]W-b-Øns‚ hnhn[ mh-ß-fm-bn-cp-∂p. IuXp-I-Øns‚ kt¥m-j-Øns‚ hnc-l-

Øns‚ Aßs\HØn-cn-sbm-Øncn mh-ßƒ.Nne-t∏m-sgms° Nncn-∏n®pw Nn¥n-∏n®pw Ic-bn-∏n®pw \o Fs‚ Pohn-X-Øn¬ B¿Ø-e®p s]bvXp-sIm-

≠n-cp-∂p. Hcn-°epw ambmØ Hm¿Ω-Iƒ kΩm-\n®v mh-Xm-f-ß-tfmsS \oI-S∂p t]mbvs°m-≠n-cp-∂p. Nne-

t∏mƒ ]I¬ shfn-®sØ \njv]- -am-°n-sIm≠v tImcn-s®m-cn-™pw, a‰p-Nn-e-t∏mƒ cmhns‚ \ni-_vZ-Xsb

Iodn-ap-dn®v Xmfm-fl-I-ambpw \o s]bvXp-sIm-≠n-cp-∂p.]e-t∏mgpw Pohn-X-Øns‚ F√m L-ß-fnepw \o \ns‚ km∂n≤yw Adn-bn®p IS-∂p-t]m-Im-dp-≠v. kabw

sX‰n \o s]bvX-t∏m-sgm∂pw Hcn-°¬t]mepw Rm≥ \nt∂mSp ]cn- -hn-®n- n-√.Hcn-°epw F\n-°-Xn\p Ign-bp-am-bn-cp-∂n-√, ImcWw Fs∂ Rm\m-°nb \nt∂mSv F\n-s°∂pw

Hcp CØncn kvt\lw IqSp-X-ep-≠m-bn-cp-∂p.

Hcp ag-Nm-‰-en¬

lrZ-b-]q¿∆wRm≥ doXp taml≥

hnZym¿∞n\nS2 MSc

Bridgmanite: World's most abundant mineral finally named

http://phys.org/news/2014-11-bridgmanite-world-abundant-mineral.html#jCp

Mushroom cloud on Mars captured by Mars Orbiter Mission

http://www.isro.gov.in/pslv-c25-mars-orbiter-mission/breathtaking-pictures-mars-

colour-camera-mcc-of-india%E2%80%99s-mars-orbiter

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150219085827.htm

http://www.ibtimes.co.in

A team of geologists in the US has finally found an analyzable sample of the most

abundant mineral in the world allowing them to give it a name: bridgmanite. In their paper

published in the journal Science, the team describes how they were able to analyze a

sample of the mineral in a meteorite. Thomas Sharp of Arizona State University offers an

analysis of the research in the same journal issue.

Earth scientists have known about the mineral (which is made up of high density

magnesium iron silicate) for quite some time, it makes up approximately 70 percent of the

Earth's lower mantle which amounts to 38 percent of the Earth's total volume. But it doesn't

exist on the planet anywhere else, at least not in samples that have been found. Prior to now,

it was referred to as perovskite because according to rules set down by the International

Mineralogical Association, a mineral cannot be given a formal name until a specimen has been found that can be examined

first hand. The new name is in honor of Percy Bridgman, a pioneer in the use of high pressure experiments to better

understand how many geological formations come about.

Read more:

The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on November 5,

2014 has spotted a mushroom cloud on the surface of the red planet.

Images taken by Mars Colour Camera (MCC) onboard show the mysterious cloud

with great clarity. The cloud is situated above the Valles Marineris Canyon. Its distinct

mushroom shape and close-upviews, depict what seems to be a large crater formed

underneath the cloud.

Read more:

Does dark matter cause mass extinctions and geologic upheavals?

Research by New York University Biology Professor Michael Rampino concludes that Earth's infrequent but

predictable path around and through our Galaxy's disc may have a direct and significant effect on geological and biological

phenomena occurring on Earth. In a new paper in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, he concludes that

movement through dark matter may perturb the orbits of comets and lead to additional heating

in Earth's core, both of which could be connected with mass extinction events.

The Galactic disc is the region of the Milky Way Galaxy where our solar system

resides. It is crowded with stars and clouds of gas and dust, and also a concentration of elusive

dark matter - small subatomic particles that can be detected only by their gravitational effects.

Read more:

Fireballs in Kerala: A meteor shower?

Many residents in Kerala have reported seeing fireballs in the sky after 10:30 pm on

Friday, 27 February. The fireball appeared with a noise in many parts of Kerala, including

Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kozhikode, Malappuram and

Kannur, and is suspected to be meteor shower. A small impact crater has been formed in Karimallor

village, Ernakulam District. Bushes near the impact sites were charred.

Read more:

GEONEWS

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Contributors: Kannan J. Prakash, Research Scholar; Anoop S. & Amal Dev J., MSc students

Have you ever heard of Salt Glaciers?

Salt Glaciers are masses of salt that erupt onto Earth's surface and flow under their own weight. In the

Zagros Mountains of Iran, salt domes break through the surface to produce flowing glaciers of salt. The arid

climate does not produce enough rain to dissolve the salt and carry it away.

Salt has same abilities of glaciers. If a large mass of salt is placed on a slope it will very slowly respond

to gravity and slowly flow down the slope. If a mass of salt is on level ground it will slowly spread laterally under

its own weight. These flowing masses of salt on land are called "salt glaciers" or "namakiers." For sustained

flow, salt glaciers need a steady supply of salt. Most salt glaciers are fed by a flow of salt from the subsurface.

The most common delivery mechanism is a salt dome (often referred to as a "salt diapir") that has pierced

Earth's surface.

Salt domes form when a layer of salt is deeply buried by other rock units. Salt has a lower specific

gravity than most other rocks. If it is buried by rocks of higher specific gravity it will become buoyant. It will

attempt to rise through the overlying rocks like a bubble of air through a bottle of shampoo. As soon as the salt

starts moving upwards at one location, the pressure of the overlying rocks on the rest of the layer will squeeze

the salt towards the location where upward movement has begun. This forces the salt upwards until it reaches

the surface, or until a condition of equilibrium is established. If it breaks the surface and upward movement

continues, the salt flows out onto the surface to form a salt glacier.

Read more:

The psychological way

If economical geology deals with the economic aspects of rocks, then what do you say about the

psychological aspect of the same? Can it be called ‘psychogeology’? In fact, there is a blog page

( ) where they promise that your mind will be shaped by earth.

Psychogeology is the branch of geoscience that deals with the interplay between the human mind

and geology; not in an analytical, medical or academic sense, but in the way that rocks and other geologic

phenomena influences our thoughts and actions. It is the mental behaviour and life in relation to geological

processes. In fact, they have got a number of figures and descriptions in their blog. There should be viewed in a

psychological sense or far better as a story and not in a scientific way.

http://geology.com/stories/13/salt-glacier/

psychogeology.net

Salt glaciers in Zagros Fold Belt, southern Iran

Contributors: Aneesh Kumar V., Research Scholar; Alphia Yehakhoob, Sharoof Ahmmad, MSc students

The ‘pschyo aspect’: What do you see here?

GEOCURIOUS

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Best Compliments fromBest Compliments from

Branch: Kariavattom

Book ReviewMaths and statistics are at the very core of

the knowledge economy that we live in and the continued survival of life on Earth depends on our ability to coerce information out of data. And data these days are being generated at such an enormous pace and volume that we are forced to qualify data as Big Data. It is at this juncture that Paul Palmer's (The Tropospheric Chemistry and Earth Observation Modelling Group of the School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, UK) short book 'Essential maths for geoscientists : an introduction' seeks to make maths accessible to geologists, through simple puzzles and very clear explanations. The focus of the book is 'the application of mathematics to scientifically relevant problems'.

Maths has always been the Achilles Heel of geologists, more so of the older generation, who have hardly had a chance to do maths after school days. Dr Palmer piques interest through such simple questions like 'A pen and paper together cost £1.10. The pen costs £1 more than the paper. So how much does the paper cost?.' The answer is simple but unexpected by most.

At the outset the rhetorical question 'How Do You Know that Global Warming Is Not a Hoax? ' is posed to provoke the readers to think about the scientific method. It is also used as a base on which the remaining parts of the book are built up – explaining how maths can resolve seemingly irresolvable natural problems, especially as related to climate change. The 11 chapters of the book bring together the essentials of mathematics to life, beginning with a preamble that sets the tone by discussing what scientific method really means, by citing Galileo's experimental techniques of the 16th century to Karl Popper's falsification of hypothesis by empirical evidence. Then it moves on through algebra, equation solving, logarithms and exponentials, uncertainties, errors and statistics to trigonometry, vectors, differential and integral calculus. The answers to problems help the reader check his skills in maths and the brief note on Excel gives some tips on using the spreadsheet effectively. Though statistics is dealt with in passing the discerning reader would be advised to look into Schuenemeyer and Drew's 'Statistics for the Earth and Environmental

Book review by

Dr.A.P.PradeepkumarAssociate ProfessorDepartment of GeologyUniversity of KeralaThiruvananthapuram, India 695581Tel: 0091-9895 24 5380email: [email protected]

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Scientists' published by John Wiley for in depth understanding. The best practices boxes add value to the book and focuses attention on essentials that often get overlooked by students, like adding labels to axes in graphs and mentioning the units of measures etc. These boxes also highlight the amazing symmetry in nature, like the golden rectangle whose 'ratio of the sides is always the same and is referred to as the golden ratio ö' and the golden spirals which are derived from these, exemplified by the lowly snail shell to the seeds in a sunflower to the heavenly spirals in a galaxy. The exercises at the end of each chapter jogs the mind and allows concepts to crystallize.

All in all this short, lucidly written and profusely illustrated text book is ideal for students and even their teachers to brush up on their long lost maths. But even better the book can make boring journeys exciting, carry it along instead of your favourite fiction, and at the end of the journey you will know your exponential equations and the anatomy of your favourite triangles!!

Palmer, Paul I. 2014 Essential maths for geoscientists: an introduction, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 218 p ISBN 978-0-470-97194-9

What we anticipate?

BHOUMA always welcome the alumni to mentor the BHOUMAites. Please convey your willingness to [email protected]. Mentoring can be in the form of giving talks on your area of expertise at the department, hosting current students for short periods in your organization or simply dropping by at the department and saying hello to the students. The BHOUMA is also open to collaborative activities with geoscience organizations and can be a rallying point for students.

With pleasure we inform that we started ‘Looking Glass’- a walk-in reading cum refreshment room or our very own book corner. Looking Glass in the M.Sc. class room is growing steadily with book donations from the faculty to begin with. Please consider donating books that you may no longer need (non geology ones too) to the BHOUMA library. Our collection now includes a few books on GRE and TOEFL for those who may be interested in further studies in the USA or Canada.

We want your opinions and ideas! Please give us your feed back and ideas about Geology that interests you for the next edition of Dhwani. Mail to [email protected] or call on mobile +91 9495 83 2220 or snail mail to BHOUMA, Department of Geology, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram 695 581, Kerala, India


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