S.V. Srikantia
Himachal Pradesh forms an important segment of the Himalaya where pioneering geological investigations were carried out in the late 1800 and early 1900 by H.B. Medlicott, H.H. Hayden, G.E. Pilgrim, W.D. West and J.B. Auden. These investigations though confined to limited sectors laid the foundation for subsequent studies in Himalayan geology. The Second World War shifted emphasis from mapping to mineral investigations. After India became independent, there was no ...