Kasauli-Fossil Museum

: --- Nehru’s Legacy in Education, Judiciary, and Politics – A Critical Reflection Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, shaped the foundations of modern India in multiple ways. His vision of socialism, state-led development, and secular democracy set the direction for the nation’s institutions. However, more than seventy years later, many aspects of Nehru’s model remain contested. Education, judiciary, and politics—the three pillars of modern India—carry both the imprint of Nehru’s aspirations and the burden of his unintended consequences. --- Education: The Brain Drain and Subsidy Dilemma One of Nehru’s greatest contributions was the establishment of elite institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). His belief was that scientific temper and technical expertise would modernize India and make it self-reliant. But the reality unfolded differently. These institutions became launch pads for global talen...

Dr Ritesh Arya commemorates highlighting his Geological Evidences on Rama's exile and Ram Setu : CHANDIGARH:  Tethys Fossil Museum, located in Dangyari, Himachal Pradesh, recently celebrated the Pran Pratishtha of Shri Ram at Ayodha with a ceremony at the museum involving the lighting of diyas. This symbolic gesture embodies the museum's deep reverence for this significant occasion. National Dr Ritesh Arya commemorates highlighting his Geological Evidences on Rama's exile and Ram Setu Y.S.Rana | January 24, 2024 08:32 PM CHANDIGARH: Tethys Fossil Museum, located in Dangyari, Himachal Pradesh, recently celebrated the Pran Pratishtha of Shri Ram at Ayodha with a ceremony at the museum involving the lighting of diyas. This symbolic gesture embodies the museum's deep reverence for this significant occasion. Dr. Ritesh Arya, the esteemed founder of Tethys Fossil Museum, has exhibited unwavering dedication to preserving the scientific heritage linked to the constructio...

Himachal needs an earth science and climate change university—Dr Ritesh Arya : HAMIRPUR : Occurrence of cloudbursts remind us that at present we stand now where two roads diverge. The road we have long been travelling is deceptively easy, a smooth super highway on which we progress with great speed but at its end lies disaster. At times, can be even more puzzling than their technical definition. If it is an environmental phenomenon causing mayhem, it calls for a wise thought. Cloudburst nor rare for the people of Himachal Pradesh neither it is the wrath of the ‘devtas.’ Regional Himachal needs an earth science and climate change university—Dr Ritesh Arya Y.S.Rana | August 03, 2024 06:01 PM HAMIRPUR: Occurrence of cloudbursts remind us that at present we stand now where two roads diverge. The road we have long been travelling is deceptively easy, a smooth super highway on which we progress with great speed but at its end lies disaster. At times, can be even more puzzling than their...

Dr Ritesh Arya’s book “Whispers of Tethys” depicts Geo poetic love story between India and Tibet : 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.