🇹🇭 Ta-dah, the latest #Geosophy issue was just dispatched! Here's a bird's eye view of Thailand's topography of karst & river systems, and how they were shaped over time. Read the issue here: devayanikh.com/post/mapping-t… Or via Substack: geosophy.substack.com

#Geoheritage Walk - St Mary's Islands, #Mangalore. Save the date: 29 Sep | 8 am. Ferry across to a set of islands adrift in the Arabian Sea that whispers tales of the unzipping of Madagascar & India, roughly 88 million years ago! Join us or please help spread the word!

Mangalore and Udupi folks, Devayani 🌏 is coming to our side of town to take us on a deep-time journey🔥 Limited spots so register soon!

Do join if you're in town. The team does great walks.

✨ Stargazing + hiking + camping! For intrepid souls, Maggie Inbamuthiah of happifeet is organising a starry adventure this November, with Obulichandran! More details: happifeet.in/treks/lets-go-…

For #Mangalore/#Udipi folks (or those willing to make the trip on their own!) This is your chance to learn how #Karnataka's coast was shaped when Madagascar & India split, and how that has affected the biodiversity we see in the Western Ghats. Register now, last few slots left!

September 22nd marks the #AutumnEquinox, when the sun blazes directly over the equator on its southward journey to the Tropic of Capricorn, and the length of day and night are equal. Here's a short post on a solstice, which also explains the equinoxes: geosophy.substack.com/p/solstice-sun…

🗺️In this collaborative edition, Prateek Dasgupta and I look at recent research that supports a new interpretation of hunter-gatherers as the architects of the iconic megaliths at Göbekli Tepe, in Turkey, West Asia: geosophy.substack.com/cp/149802547

We had a heartening response to the #geoheritage trail at St Mary's Islands, near Mangalore. Thanks to everyone who made it possible & kudos to the Mangalore Heritage Centre (IG: @mangaloreheritage) for organising! If you'd like to organise a geo-trail near you, do reach out!

📣 Special Edition: Geosophy 🌍 + Forgotten Footprints 👣 I'd first read of Göbekli Tepe, a site in present-day Turkey, in this 2011 NatGeo feature. This week, I co-authored an article with Prateek Dasgupta about the architects of the iconic megaliths: geosophy.substack.com/cp/149802547

From the Twitter Archives — here's a thread on #InternationalGeodiversityDay: Know of any geosites in India? What kind of stories can we unravel? How would you classify them?

Not too many folks retire and choose to study — but my mother isn't like most folks! She just published 'Questioning Ladakh' — a compelling narrative of the making of a land, its people, and economy! I couldn't be more proud! 🥲 Order a copy: amzn.in/d/65vK9VQ

📝 Travel back to a time when the landmasses of India and Madagascar were unzipping, and retrace the ~88 million-year history etched in the columnar formations at St. Mary's islands near Mangalore! Here's the latest Geosophy edition: devayanikh.com/post/unzipping…