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Indica: A Deep Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent

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The first definitive natural history of the Indian subcontinent.

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The first definitive natural history of the Indian subcontinent.

Did that the exquisite caves of Ellora were hewn from rock formed in the greatest lava floods the world has known—eruptions so enormous that they may well have obliterated dinosaurs? Or that Bengaluru owes its unique climate to a tectonic event that took place 88 million years ago? That the Ganga and Brahmaputra sequester nearly 20 per cent of global carbon, and their sediments over millions of years have etched submarine canyons in the Bay of Bengal that are larger than the Grand Canyon? Ever heard of Rajasaurus, an Indian dinosaur which used to be most likely more ferocious than T rex? Many such amazing facts and discoveries—from 70-million-year-old crocodile eggs in Mumbai to the nesting ground of dinosaurs near Ahmedabad—are part of Indica: A Deep Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent.

Researching across wide-ranging scientific disciplines and travelling with scientists everywhere the country, biochemist Pranay Lal has woven together the first compelling narrative of India’s deep natural history, filled with fierce reptiles, incredible dinosaurs, gargantuan mammals and amazing plants. This story, which incorporates a rare selection of images, illustrations and maps, starts at the very beginning—from the time when a galactic swirl of dust coalesced to turn out to be our life-giving planet—and ends with the arrival of our ancestors at the banks of the Indus. Pranay Lal tells this story with verve, lucidity and an infectious enthusiasm that comes from his deep, abiding love of nature.

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