CHANDIGARH: Setting up a Tethys museum in Kasauli and now came out with a book really a long journey for Dr Ritesh Arya. He wrote a book "Whispers of Tethys" which is a geopoetic love story that personifies the geological relationship between India and Tibet. The story takes the reader back in geological time, narrating the events leading to the unification of the two landmasses (India and Tibet) through the metaphor of a love story.
The book is all set for release and Dr Ritesh Arya is waiting for the completion of Lok Sabha elections and it will be released by a renowned personality.
The story depicts the geological history around 200 million years ago when India and Tibet belonging to Gondwana and Laurasia families respectively were separated by an ancient ocean, the Tethys. Their only communication was through the waves of the Tethys Sea. The narrative culminates with the end of Tethys which was the result of the union of India and Tibet, which ultimately gave birth to the mighty Himalayan mountain range.
By personifying the geological processes, the author aims to convey the deep-rooted connection between the two regions and the profound impact their coming together with the help of various tectonic processes had on the formation of the HImalayas and the Earth's landscape.
The book sheds light on his journey to uncover the intimate connection between India and Tibet through ancient fossils and rocks. The book--Whispers of Tethys unveils the profound narrative of India separation from Gondwana and the birth of the Tethys Himalayas. Book delves into Earth’s hidden stories where fossils whisper tales of ancient life enduring love and the inexplorable forces shaping our planet. The geopoetic odyssey takes one beyond the ordinary, weaving the geology of the past into the fabric of the present. As one explores the pages of this book one will move by the grandeur of Earth story and inspired to contribute to its preservation.
Dr Ritesh Arya says that the necessity of writing this book was felt to highlight the various geological processes involved in shaping the movement of India over the beds of Tethys to meet his beloved Tibet. The book highlights the geological romance between India and Tibet and poetry is the best way to reconstruct various phases the two plates underwent to give rise to the mighty Himalayas. The poetry helps to give liberty to imagine beyond known geological processes and evolve a new concept of BIOGEOLOGICAL evolution where earth is also a living identity. It is born, grows, falls in love, gives birth and dies.
Dr Ritesh Arya hails from Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh is an established name in the field of geothermal energy across the world. He is also the Guinness Book of Records for successfully drilling the highest tube well in the world at Siachen.