I'm happy to announce that earlier this month I was elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of India in recognition of my efforts to introduce and popularize geology among the general public.
As I came to know, some senior office bearers have been reading my blog and recommended my induction into the Society. I feel honored to be a part of this distinguished body.
I want to thank you readers for your support and encouragement over the years. It has kept me seeking new topics to learn and write about. I started writing many years ago because I felt that there was a lack of popular style writings on the beauty of geology as a science and its relevance to society. Dramatic events such as earthquakes made news. But the field with its many sub specializations, and as a mode of inquiry into the history of the earth remained invisible to the lay audience. I aimed my writings to fill this lacunae.
Interestingly, biologists were the first to start interacting with me. They were researchers interested in how landscapes impacted biodiversity and evolution. I have had many a fruitful exchange with them. Since then, my readership has expanded and I hear from people from diverse backgrounds. There is a sense of satisfaction that my collection of writings is being used as a resource by many science enthusiasts. A 17 year archive of my posts on varied geoscience topics is available on this blog for your perusal.
Let me share an email I recently received from a student.
These are the moments when you think it has all been worth it.
Be sure to hum "He's A Jolly Good Fellow" when you are reading my posts. And get your friends to subscribe to this blog. Pronto!
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