tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post4109953073616824244..comments2024-03-28T13:00:43.523+05:30Comments on Rapid Uplift: The Unconformity At RathivadeSuvrat Kherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18281172632784780810noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-25446733104622206192018-11-27T09:02:14.409+05:302018-11-27T09:02:14.409+05:30I just found about this. P.K. Sarkar, as i knew hi...I just found about this. P.K. Sarkar, as i knew him for a very short few months at Fergusson in 1989. I was first year student. Sarkar took over our geology class when another teacher left midway. Sarkar was shocked to learn that we had not gobe beyond learning igneous rocks and very enthusiastically spent a lot of time with my small band of classmates to complete the curriculum and get us immersed in learning geology. I enjoyed his class thoroughly and remember them when i teach earth science to american school students today.<br />Sad to hear that PK Sarkar is no more.<br />Preeti De (Fergusson BSc 1990)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728466441276539338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-54852922568631358542016-08-25T10:11:25.636+05:302016-08-25T10:11:25.636+05:30thanks Vivek- Pradeep was such a great guy and so ...thanks Vivek- Pradeep was such a great guy and so much fun to be with in the field especially.. its a big loss to the Pune geology community...Suvrat Kherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281172632784780810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-87233384887753130792016-08-25T09:42:12.229+05:302016-08-25T09:42:12.229+05:30Lovely eulogy Suvrat. Found it through google sear...Lovely eulogy Suvrat. Found it through google search. <br />Share your views on Pradeep / Sarkee.... as a very dear and near friend who is lost in the mist of time....<br />Will be working with Fergusson to complete some work that he and I started with his students.... with the memory of that trip on Friday (just 3 days before the fateful Monday) that we took to Khamataki Ghat section.<br />Vivek<br />Vivek Kalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814912393800851553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-56038326558312345512016-06-21T21:14:37.367+05:302016-06-21T21:14:37.367+05:30thanks Hollis- yes, I was fortunate to have met pe...thanks Hollis- yes, I was fortunate to have met people like Pradeep early on.. Suvrat Kherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281172632784780810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-86743173282512861552016-06-21T20:46:59.677+05:302016-06-21T20:46:59.677+05:30Sorry to hear about this much-too-early loss. Your...Sorry to hear about this much-too-early loss. Your tribute describes so well the role of inspiring mentors. It brought back memories of my geology mentor, and his enthusiasm for geomorphology and teaching in the field. Though I became a botanist professionally, geology remains a passion. We're lucky to have known such people!Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788942181934895493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-41999415471261334252016-06-15T20:54:50.442+05:302016-06-15T20:54:50.442+05:30thank you Curt..thank you Curt..Suvrat Kherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281172632784780810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-37071534737885827172016-06-15T15:25:03.241+05:302016-06-15T15:25:03.241+05:30What a moving story. Thank you for sharing this wi...What a moving story. Thank you for sharing this with us and I am sorry to hear of your friend and mentor's passing. Curt Dormerhttp://dynamicsgex.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-35124617799364467402016-06-15T09:52:41.868+05:302016-06-15T09:52:41.868+05:30Hello Shilpa- thanks you for writing about your co...Hello Shilpa- thanks you for writing about your connection with Pradeep. Your experience with him is a perfect example of why he was such an inspiration to all of us... Suvrat Kherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281172632784780810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-82356739411034038852016-06-15T09:33:25.688+05:302016-06-15T09:33:25.688+05:30Thanks for sharing this simple but great human bei...Thanks for sharing this simple but great human being’s memories with us in your blog. Each of us who knew Sarkar Sir, definitely have many more memories to share. I wish to share a most recent one. I got an opportunity to do a field work in Deccan Traps with Sarkar Sir, Dr. Vivek Kale, Dr. Devdutt Upasani & few of our students in the April of 2016. As Dr. Kale went on showing the different volcanological features and their significance in the emerging field of ‘Physical Volcanology’, I could see Sarkar Sir getting super excited at every exposure. Later over chai he told me “Shilpa, I have been seeing these basalts for many years now, but this field work has completely changed my perspective of looking at the Deccan Traps”. In this field work I also witnessed an amazing relationship between two classmates; one was a teacher here and other his enthusiastic student. Even at this age with only few years away from his retirement, it was inspiring to see Dr. Sarkar being so enthusiastic about learning new things. Sarkar sir had studied Konkan Kaladgis in his Ph.D research & I studied those of the main basin around Bagalkot-Badami in mine. Sadly, my wish to do a field work with him in the Konkan Kaladgis will now remain unfulfilled. With a promise, that I will try to be as good teacher as he is, I pay my tribute to him. - Shilpa PatilAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593614008122281271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-47533195486350543152016-06-15T00:09:33.457+05:302016-06-15T00:09:33.457+05:30Thanks! I'd really appreciate that. I always w...Thanks! I'd really appreciate that. I always wanted to turn my old results into a paper but I could hardly find any context on those outcrops. If Mr. Jadhav has some leads I would find them very insightful.<br />Vivan Sorabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04445459943453104738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-23628354598811739682016-06-14T15:33:34.095+05:302016-06-14T15:33:34.095+05:30thanks Vivan-
we were just beginners when we went...thanks Vivan-<br /><br />we were just beginners when we went there, didn't really do any work ourselves. Sarkar was studying the sedimentary structures in the Proterozoic Kaladgi equivalent sequences. We did get to see some of those "deformed" conglomerates. They are a wonder, with those elongate pebbles. They are older, probably equivalent to the Dharwarian Bababhudan greenstone Group. But you may be right. Those could be depositional features with a light tectonic reorientation. My friend Pradeep Jadhav who teaches at MIT Engineering College, Pune, did some structural work on them. I will ask him if he has any published work on them and will pass on to you. Suvrat Kherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281172632784780810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-322102824442911912016-06-14T15:28:48.547+05:302016-06-14T15:28:48.547+05:30thanks Pritha- am still thinking about him and the...thanks Pritha- am still thinking about him and the times of fieldwork and fun. He was a force of nature and a dear friend. will miss him terribly... Suvrat Kherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281172632784780810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-20133517133531703202016-06-14T13:06:29.700+05:302016-06-14T13:06:29.700+05:30Hi Suvrat,
A very moving post. I'm sorry to h...Hi Suvrat,<br /><br />A very moving post. I'm sorry to hear about Dr. Sarkar's passing. <br /><br />This post brought back a lot of memories for me as well since my undergrad fieldwork was at Malvan where we did strain analysis on the conglomerates (strangely enough my results indicated very low deformation so I questioned whether the pebble orientations were a depositional feature rather than deformation induced)<br /><br />I'd love to hear more about the work you guys did thereVivan Sorabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04445459943453104738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-79667468049338403692016-06-14T12:21:19.103+05:302016-06-14T12:21:19.103+05:30Thank you sir for sharing such a wonderful story y...Thank you sir for sharing such a wonderful story you have with Sarkar Sir. He truly was a great geologist apart from being an inspiration and mentor for young geologists like me. It is a great loss for everyone. I miss him and I would always cherish all the wonderful memories that I have with him, but could never put down it on paper as beautifully as you have. Thanks again for sharing your wonderful experience..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433005425579465914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-4035299250806098762016-06-13T22:50:18.157+05:302016-06-13T22:50:18.157+05:30thank you Mohan. memories are flooding back!
yes,...thank you Mohan. memories are flooding back!<br /><br />yes, this break between the Archaean and the Proterozoic rocks (Eparchaean unconformity) is present all across India, although it has formed independently in different basins at slightly different times. Suvrat Kherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281172632784780810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5859094080858570248.post-84297686929128247572016-06-13T22:33:33.864+05:302016-06-13T22:33:33.864+05:30Very moving. It is great fortune in life to have s...Very moving. It is great fortune in life to have such inspiring mentors. I am only a geology enthusiast, but found this deeply moving.<br />Is the tirumala/ natural arch part of the same unconformity?<br /><br />MohanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com