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1 SHYAM SUNDAR RAI CSIR-NGRI, HYDERABAD, INDIA NGRI RESEARCH GROUP: Seismic Tomography FIELD OF SPECIALIZATION: Seismology, Tectonophysics. Geoelectromagnetism EDUCATION: 1988 Ph.D. (Geophysics) Indian School of Mines 1977: M.Tech. ( Geophysics), University of Roorkee 1973 B.Sc. ( Hons. Physics, Maths, Geology) Banaras Hindu University PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Employment: Feb Chief Scientist, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad Feb 09- Jan 2010 Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Kolkata Apr Jan Scientist B- F: Nov1978- Mar 1981 Sr. Sct. Asst Visiting Positions: Jan Visiting Professor, SRTM University. Nanded Jan Dec 08: Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Kolkata Oct Nov 11: JSPS Senior Visiting Scientist, University of Hirosaki, Japan TEACHING EXPERIENCE: As Professor at IISER Kolkata (February January 2010), taught following courses 1. Physics of the Earth 2. Inverse theory and its applications in Geosciences 3. Geodynamics - 1 -

2 SERVICE: Member of the following National Scientific Committees: Sectional committee; Indian National Science Academy (Earth & Planetary Science) ( ) Co-cordinator and member CSIR Committee for NET examination in Earth Sciences ( 2006-, ) MoES IITM Selection Committee for first batch of Earth System Science School Trainees (2011) CSIR- SPM Fellowship selection committee DST Swarnajayanti Fellowship Selection Committee in Earth Sciences ( ) UGC nominee; Centre for Advance Studies in Geo-electromagnetism - Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad ( ) S.S. Bhatnagar Prize Advisory Committee in Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean & Planetary Sciences (2009) CSIR Earth & Environmental Sciences Research Committee ( , ) IIT-Roorkee Selection Committee to appoint Faculty (Professors & Associate/Assistant Professors) in Earth Sciences (2009) CSIR Scientist Selection Committees for CSIR - CMMACS, NIO and NAL Indian Academy of Sciences Sectional Committee in Earth & Planetary Sciences ( , ) DST Program Advisory Committee in Earth Sciences ( ) Joint Scientific Council of ILTP Indo-Russian Centre for Earthquake Research, New Delhi ( ) UNESCO-IGCP Core Project 474 National Working Group ( ) DST Committee to formulate National Mission-Mode Programmes in Seismology (2003) Department of Space (Space Applications Centre) Committee on Development of Earthquake Alert Systems (2002) DST Program Advisory & Monitoring Committee ( ) DST National Committee to prepare Vision Document on research in Seismology in India (1999) INSA National Committee for IUGG: National Communicator of IASPEI ( ) Current NGRI Committees: Chairman, Space committee, 2012 Chairman, Committee to recruit scientists under Quick Hire scheme,2012 Chairperson, Collegium for Scientist F Member Empowered Committee - 2 -

3 Past NGRI Committees: Member, Committee for formulation of Institute s Science Programmes for XII Plan Member, Committee to recruit scientist under Quick Hire Scheme, 2011 Member, Committee to recruit research and project fellows, Member, Committee to formulate Supra Institutional Project (SIP) (2008) Chairperson, Committee for Institutes Process Automation ( ) Member, Stores and Purchase Committee ( ) Member, Library Committee ( ) Member, Academic Committee ( ) AWARDS AND HONORS: Fellowship of Science Academies/ Professional bodies: Elected Fellow, Indian National Science Academy (FNA) Elected Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc.) Elected Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences (FASc.) Elected Fellow, Indian Geophysical Union Awards: Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT( Roorkee) 2011 JC Bose National Fellowship Andhra Pradesh Scientist Award National Mineral Award (Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize M.S. Krishnan Medal (Indian Geophysical Union) C.S.I.R. Young Scientist Award Honors: Co-ordinator (Earth Sciences),India-Russia Long Term Research Co-operation Member, Senate of the Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR) Senior Associate; the Abdus Salam ICTP, Trieste, Italy Roll of Honour; Bundelkhand University, India Associate; the Abdus Salam ICTP, Trieste, Italy SCIENCE COLLABORATORS (OUTSIDE NGRI): Current Prof. L. P. Vinnik, IPE, Moscow, Russiia Prof. K. F. Priestley, University of Cambridge, U.K Prof. S. Klemperer, Stanford University, USA Prof. V. K. Gaur, Distinguished Prof., IIA, Bangalore Prof. Nibir Mandal, Jadavpur University Prof. Dinesh Kumar, Kurukshetra University - 3 -

4 Past Prof. G.F. Panza, the Abdus Salam ICTP, Italy Prof. D. Zhao, Tohoku University, Japan Prof. T. J. Owens, University of South Carolina, USA Prof. M.P. Searle, University of Oxford, UK Prof. T. Sato, University of Hirosaki, Japan Dr. Supriyo Mitra, IISER,Kolkata NGRI Collaborators (present and past): K. Suryaprakasam, Sandeep Gupta, K. Sivaram, Rajgopala sarma, D. S. Ramesh, D. Srinagesh, R. K. Chadha, S. K. Verma, PUBLICATIONS: 80 Peer reviewed Journal Publications: International Journal 55. Utsav Mannu, Shyam Nandan and Rai, S.S.,2012, Mapping nonlinear character of earthquakes using Iterated Function System, Geophys. J. Int. (in review) 54. Mandal, Nibir, Chakravarty Krishna Hara, Borah Kajaljyoti, Rai S.S.,2012,Is cation ordering transition of Mg-Fe olivine phase in mantle responsible for shallow mantle seismic discontinuity beneath the Indian Craton?, J. Geophys. Res. ( in review) 53. Caldwell W. B., Klemperer S. L., Lawrence J. F, Rai, S. S, Ashish, 2011, Localized flexure of the Indian plate beneath the High Himalaya of Garhwal, India, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. (in review) 52. Vijay Kumar, T., S. Jagadeesh, and Rai, S.S.,2011, Crustal structure beneath the Archaean- Proterozoic terrain of north India from receiver function modelling, J. Asian Earth Sci (in review). 51. Sivaram, K., Kumar, Dinesh, Teotia, S. S., Rai S. S. and Prakasam, K.S., 2011, Source parameters and scaling relation for small earthquakes in Kumaon Himalaya, J. Seismology (in review) 50. Borah, K., Rai, S. S., Prakasam, K. S., and Kumar S., 2011, Shear wave velocity tomography of crust beneath the Dharwar Craton, India using ambient noise, Geochemistry, Geophysics & Geosystem ( Revision submitted) 49. Mahesh,P.,Rai, S.S., Sivaram, K., Paul, A., Sarma, P.R., and Gupta,S., 2012, One-dimensional reference velocity model and precise location of earthquake hypocentres in Central Himalaya, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am. ( in Press) - 4 -

5 48. Mahesh, P., Gupta, S., Rai, S. S., 2012, Fluid driven earthquakes in Chamoli region, Garhwal Himalaya: evidence from local earthquake tomography Geophys. J. Int. ( in press) 47. Sivaram, K, Mahesh, P., and Rai, S. S,2012, Stability Assessment and Quantitative Evaluation of H/V Spectral Ratios for Site Response Studies in Kumaon Himalaya, India Using Ambient Noise Recorded by a Broadband Seismograph Network, Pure and Applied Geophysics, doi: /s Oreshin, S., Kiselev, S., Vinnik, L., Prakasam, K.S., Rai, S. S., Makeyeva, L., 2011, Crust and mantle beneath western Himalaya, Ladakh and western Tibet from integrated seismic data, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 271, Mitra, S., Kainkaryam, S., Padhi, S., Rai, S.S. and Bhattacharya, S. N., 2011, The Himalayan Foreland Basin crust and uppermost mantle, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 184, Gupta, S., Mishra, S., and Rai, S. S., 2010, Seismic signature of mafic underplating beneath crust, Laccadive Island, India, Geophys. J. Int., 183, Acton C.E., Priestley, K., Gaur, V. K., and Rai S. S., 2010, Group velocity tomography of the Indo-Eurasian collision zone, J. Geophys. Res. 115, B12335, doi: /2009JB Rai,A., Rai,S.S.,Gaur,V.K., and Pristley,K.,2009, Seismic characteristics of the south Indian granulite crust,in (eds.) Talat Ahmed, Francis Hirsch, Punya Charusiri, Geological Anatomy of India and the Middle East, J. Virtual Explorer,Vol.,32,#2 41. Ashish, Padhi, A., Rai, S. S. and Gupta, S., 2009, Seismological evidence for shallow crustal melt beneath the Garhwal High Himalaya, India: Implications for Himalayan channel flow, Geophys. J. Int., doi: /j x 40. Julia, J., Jagadeesh, S., Rai, S. S., and Owens, T.J., 2009, Deep crustal structure of the Indian Shield from joint inversion of P- wave receiver functions and Rayleigh- wave group velocities: Implications for Precambrian evolution, J. Geophys. Res., 114, B10313 doi: /2008jb Caldwell, W. B., Klemperer, S. L., Rai, S. S. and Lawrence, J. F., 2009, Melts / fluids in the mid-crust of the northwest Indian Himalaya revealed by Rayleigh wave dispersion, Tectonophysics, 477, 58-65, doi: /j.tecto Rai, S.S., Ashish, Padhi, A. and Sarma P.R., 2009, High crustal seismic attenuation in Ladakh- Karakoram, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 99,

6 37. Heintz, M, Kumar, V.P., Gaur, V. K., Priestely, K., Rai, S. S. And Prakasam, K. S., 2009, Anisotropy of the India lithospheric mantle, Geophys. J. Int., doi: /j x Gupta, S., Zhao, D., and Rai, S. S., 2009, Seismic imaging of the upper mantle under the Erebus hotspot in Antarctica, Gondwana Research, doi: /j.gr Gupta, S., Zhao, D., Ikeda, M., Ueki, S. and Rai, S. S., 2009, Crustal tomography under the Median Tectonic line in Southwest Japan using local earthquake P and PmP data, J. Asian Earth Sci., doi: /j.jseaes Rai A., Gaur, V. K., Rai S.S., and Priestley K., 2009, Seismic signatures of the Pan- African orogeny: implications for southern Indian high-grade terranes, Geophys. J. Int., 176, Parvez, I. A., M. Mridula, A. Sattur, Mishra S.K. and S.S. Rai, 2008, Coda Q estimates on the Andaman Islands using local earthquakes, Pure and Applied Geophys., 165, Oreshin S., Kiselev, S., Vinnik, Lev, Prakasam,K. S., Rai S. S., Makeyeva, L. and Savvin, Y, 2008, Crust and mantle beneath western Himalaya, Ladakh and western Tibet from integrated seismic data, Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 271, Kiselev, S., Oresin S., Vinnik, L., Gupta S., Rai S. S., Singh, A and Kumar R. M., 2008, Lithosphere of the Dharwar craton by joint inversion of P and S receiver functions, Geophys. J. Int., 173(3), Jagadeesh, S. and Rai, S. S., 2008, Thickness, composition and evolution of the Indian Precambrian crust, Precambrian Research, 162, Mitra, S., Priestley, K., Gaur, V.K., and Rai, S.S., 2006, Frequency-dependent L g attenuation in the Indian Shield, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 96(6), Rai, S.S., Priestley, K., Gaur, V.K., Mitra, S., Singh, M.P., and Searle, M.P., 2006, Configuration of the Indian Moho beneath the NW Himalaya and Ladakh, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33(5), L15308, doi: /gl Mukhopadhyay, S., Tyagi, C. and Rai, S.S., 2006, The mechanism of coda wave attenuation in western Himalaya, Geophys. J. Int., 167, Mitra, S., Priestley, K, Gaur V.K., and Rai, S.S., 2006, Shear-Wave structure of the south Indian Lithosphere from Rayleigh wave phase velocity measurements, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 96(4A), Mitra, S., Priestley, K., Gaur, V.K., Rai, S.S., and Haines, J., 2006, Variation of group velocity dispersion and seismic heterogeneity of the Indian lithosphere, Geophys. J. Int., 164,

7 24. Rai, S.S., Vijay Kumar, T., and Jagadeesh, S., 2005, Seismic evidence for significant crustal thickening below Jabalpur earthquake, 21 May 1997, source region Narmada-Son lineament, Central India, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L22306, doi: /2005GL Rai, S.S., Priestley, K., Prakasam, K. S., Srinagesh, D., Gaur, V.K., and Du, Z., 2003, Crustal Shear velocity structure of the south Indian shield, J. Geophys. Res., 108(B2), 2088, doi: 1029/2002JB Gupta, S., Rai, S. S., Prakasam, K.S., Srinagesh, D., Bansal, B.K., Priestley, K., Chadha, R.K., and Gaur, V.K., 2003, Nature of the south Indian crust: Implications for Precambrian Crustal evolution, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(8), 1419, doi: /2002GL Priestley, K., Gaur, V.K., Rai, S.S., Bonner, J.L., and Lewkowicz, J.F., 2001, Broadband Seismic studies in southern Asia, Proc. 23 rd Seismic Research Review-Worldwide Monitoring of Nuclear Explosion, Oct 2-5, 2001, Srinagesh, D., Singh, S.K., Srinath Reddy, K.N., Prakasam, K. S., and Rai, S.S., 2000, Evidence for high velocity in Koyna Seismic Zone from P-wave Teleseismic Imaging, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27(17), doi: /2000gl011490, Gupta, S.C., Teotia, S.S, Rai, S.S., and Gautam, N., 1998, Coda Q estimates in the Koyna region, India, Pure and Appl. Geophys., 153, Prakasam, K. S. and Rai, S. S., 1998, Teleseismic delay time tomography of upper mantle beneath southeastern India-imprint of Indo-Antarctica rifting, Geophys. J. Int., 133, Mohan, G., Rai, S.S., and Panza, G.F., 1997, Shear velocity structure of the crust and uppermost mantle beneath the Indian region, Tectonophysics, 277, Srinagesh, D. and Rai, S.S., 1996, Teleseismic tomographic evidence for contrasting upper mantles in south Indian Archean terrains, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 97, Mohan, G. and Rai, S.S., 1995, Large scale 3-dimensional teleseismic tomography of the Zagros and Pamir - Hindukush region, Tectonophysics, 242, Ramesh, D.S., Srinagesh, D., Rai, S.S., and Prakasam, K.S., 1993, High velocity anomaly under the Deccan volcanic province, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 77, Mohan, G., Rai, S.S., and Panza, G.F., 1992, Seismic heterogeneity in the Indian lithosphere, Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 73, Mohan, G. and Rai, S.S., 1992, Imaging of seismic scatterers beneath the Gauribidanur Array (GBA), Phys. Earth Planet. Int., 71,

8 11.Ramesh, D.S., Rai, S.S., Srinagesh, D., and Gaur, V.K., 1990, Seismological evidence for decoupled lithospheric segment in South Indian shield, Geophys. J. Int., 102, Srinagesh, D., Rai, S.S., Ramesh, D.S., Gaur, V.K., and Ramakrishna Rao, C.V., 1989, Evidence for thick continental roots beneath South Indian Shield, Geophys. Res. Lett., 16(9), doi: /89gl01344, Rai, S.S. and Sarma, G.S., 1986, In - loop pulse EM response of a stratified earth, Geophysical Prospecting, 34, Rai, S.S. and Bhattacharya, B.B., 1986, Quantitative Interpretation of pulse EM measurements over a weathered Kimberlite diatreme, Geophysical Prospecting, 34, Rai, S.S., 1985, Crone pulse electromagnetic response of a conducting thin horizontal sheet - Theory and field application, Geophysics, 50, Rai, S.S., 1985, Transient electromagnetic response of a thin conducting plate embedded in a conducting host rock, Geophysics, 50, Rai, S.S., and Verma, S.K., 1984, Nomograms to interpret Crone pulse EM data using dipping sheet model, Geophysical Prospecting, 32, Rai, S.S., 1983, Computation of the EM response of a layered earth to a vertical coaxial loop system, Exploration Geophysics, 14, Rai S.S. and Verma S.K., 1983, the effect of induced multipoles on horizontal loop EM measurements using a permeable conducting sphere, Geoexploration, 21, Rai, S.S. and Verma, S.K., 1982, Quantitative interpretation of horizontal loop EM response of a permeable conducting sphere, Geophysical Prospecting, 30, Verma S.K. and Rai S.S., 1982, Response of a layered earth to the Crone pulse EM system, Geophysics, 47, 63 Indian Journal 19. Gupta, S., Mahesh, P., Sivaram, K., and Rai, S.S.,., 2012, Active fault beneath the Tehri dam, Garhwal Himalaya- First seismological evidence, Current Science 18. Sivaram, K., and Rai, S. S., 2012, An assessment of site response from the study of H/V ratios in the Garhwal Himalaya, India, Current Science (In press) 17. Prakasam,K.S., Rai,S. S. and Meena, G.S., 2012, Seismic signatures of the sonic boom during Chandrayaan- I launch, Current Science,102,

9 16.Rai, A., Rai, S. S. and Gaur, V. K., 2008, Crustal structure and deformation characteristics beneath the Vindhyan region around Allahabad, Science and Culture, 74, Rai, A., Rai, S. S. and Gaur, V. K., 2008, Crustal stress pattern in south India inferred from analysis of Ps splitting for Seismic Anisotropy, Current Science, 94, Singh, S.K., Iglesias, A., Dattatrayam, R.S., Bansal, B.K., Rai, S.S., Perez-Campos, X., Suresh, G., Baidya, P.R., and Gautam, J.L., 2006, Muzaffarabad Earthquake of 8 October 2005 (Mw 7.6): A preliminary report on source characteristics and recorded ground motions, Current Science, 91 (5), Gupta, S. and Rai, S.S, 2005, Structure and evolution of South Indian crust using teleseismic waveform modelling, Himalayan Geology, 269 (1), Rai, S. S., Gupta, S., Priestley, K., and Gaur, V.K., 2004, Response on the efficacy of the recent crustal Images of the Indian shied from receiver functions, Current Science, 87, Gupta, S., Rai, S.S., Prakasam, K.S., Srinagesh, D., Priestley, K., and Gaur, V.K., 2003, First Evidence for anomalous Crustal thickness beneath Mid-Archean Western Dharwar Craton, Current Science, 84(9), Rai, S. S., Singh, S. K., Rajagopala Sarma, P., Srinagesh, D., Srinath Reddy, K. N., Prakasam, K. S., and Satyanarayana, Y., 1999, what triggers Koyna region earthquakes? Preliminary results from seismic tomography digital array, Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.), 108, Rai, S. S., Prakasam, K. S., and Agrawal, N., 1999, Pn wave velocity and Moho geometry in North Eastern India, Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.), 108, Kumar, D., Khattri, K.N., Teotia, S.S., and Rai, S.S., 1999, Modelling of accelerograms of two Himalayan earthquakes using a novel semi-empirical method and estimation of accelerogram for a hypothetical great earthquake in the Himalaya, Current Science, 76, Ramesh, D.S., Bharthur, R.N., Prakasam, K.S., Srinagesh, D., Rai, S.S., and Gaur, V.K., 1996, Predominance of plate motion related strain in the south Indian shield, Current Science, 70, Rai, S.S., Rajagopala Sarma, P., Prakasam, K.S., and Rao, V.K., 1996, Seismic evidence for thick and underplated late Achaean Crust of Eastern Dharwar Craton, Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.), 105,

10 05.Rai, S.S., Srinagesh, D., and Rajagopala Sarma, P., 1996, Morphology of the subducted Indian plate beneath the Indo-Burmese range, Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.), 105, Ramesh, D.S., Srinagesh, D., Rai, S.S., and Prakasam, K.S., 1992, Anomalous Granulite crust of south India - signatures from converted teleseismic waves, Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.), 101, Mohan, G. and Rai, S.S., 1992 Critical evaluation and geological correlation of teleseismic phase data and from Indian seismological stations, Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.), 101, Rai, S.S., Ramesh, D.S., Srinagesh, D., Prakasam, K.S., Mohan, G., Sarma, P.R., Satyanarayana, Y., and Gaur, V.K., 1992, Seismic Tomography of the South Indian Shield, Current Science, 62, Iyer, H.M., Gaur, V.K., Rai, S.S., Ramesh, D.S., Ramakrishna Rao, C.V., Srinagesh, D., and Prakasam, K.S., 1989, High velocity anomaly beneath the Deccan Volcanic province - Evidence from Seismic tomography, Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.), 98, Book Chapters: 06.Rai, S. S., Prakasam, K. S., and Gaur, V. K., 2009, Seismic imaging of the mantle discontinuities beneath India: from Archean cratons to Himalayan subduction zone, Phys. and Chem. of the Earth s Int. ( Ed. A.K. Gupta and S. Dasgupta), Springer India Ltd., Rai, S. S. and Prakasam, K. S., 1998, Teleseismic tomography: three-dimensional velocity imaging of Southern India: in Inverse Methods (ed. N. K. Indira and P. K. Gupta), Narosa Pub. House, N. Delhi, Rai, S. S., Singh, S.K., Rajagopala Sarma, P., Srinagesh, D., Srinath Reddy, K.N., Prakasam, K.S., and Satyanarayana, Y., 2000, Preliminary results from Seismic Tomography digital array in Koyna region, Research Highlights in Earth System Science, Vol. 1, (Ed: Verma, O.P and Mahadevan, T.) Dept. of Sci. & Tech., Prakasam, K.S. and Rai, S.S., 2003, Composition and thickness of the Eastern Dharwar Craton crust, Mem. Geol. Soc. Ind, 53, Rai, S.S., Srinagesh, D., and Gaur, V.K., 1993, Granulite evolution in South India- a seismic tomographic perspective, in Deep Continental Crust of South India, Mem. Geol. Soc. Ind., 25,

11 01. Rai, S.S., Srinagesh, D., and Gaur, V.K., 1993, Granulite evolution in South India- a seismic tomographic perspective, in Deep Continental Crust of South India, Mem. Geol. Soc. Ind., 25, INVITED TALKS (selected): 2012-Banaras Hindu University, Evolution of Dharwar Craton, Seminar on new directions in geochemistry and geophysics 2011-Colorado University at Boulder, Seismic imaging of India using noise- A new proposal Prof. K. K. Mathur Memorial lecture, Geology Department, BHU San Francisco State University, HKT Conference, 2010, High resolution seismic imaging of earthquake beneath the Kumaon- Himalaya 2009-University of Hyderabad, A 3-hour Lecture series On Nature of the Continental Crust 2009, Banaras Hindu University, International Dyke Conference, What happened to the Tethys? 2008, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Modelling the Seismic Noise 2006, Cambridge University, HKT Conference, Nature of subduction beneath western Himalaya 2006, IPE, Moscow, Seismic Imaging of India- a new proposal 2003, University of Hirosaki, 3-D Velocity Tomography of Koyna seismic Zone 2003, Japan Seismological Society, What triggers earthquake in Koyna region, India SUMMARY OF Ph.D STUDENTS Current Students: 8 :, P. Mahesh, Pavan Kumar, K. Sivaram, Sudesh Kumar, Kajal Jyoti Borah, Ritima Das, Utpal Saikia, Somasis Bose- at NGRI Past Students: 6: Prof.Mohan Gollapalli- IITB, Sunil Singh ONGC, Prakasam K.S NGRI, Sandeep Gupta NGRI, Rajagopala Sarma,T.Vijay Kumar SRTM Univ

12 EXTERNAL PROJECTS AS PL CSIR- Royal Society Research Project: High resolution seismic imaging of central Himalaya ( ) DST supported National Mission-Mode Program supported project to Image the Earth Structure and Earthquake Processes in Uttaranchal Himalaya Region and ground motion prediction in the National Capital Region ( ) DST supported project on Broadband Seismology and Magnetotelluric investigation of Andaman and Laccadive Islands ( ) ILPT Indo-Russian Joint research program on Seismic characterisation of the Indian lithosphere and asthenosphere ( ) DST supported project on Lithospheric Deformation and Mountain Building in NW Himalaya and Ladakh ( ) DST supported project on Tectonic Evolution of Granulite Terrain from Broadband Seismology ( ) DST project on Seismic Tomography of Sonata Belt ( ) CSIR Young Scientist Award Scheme project on Seismic Exploration of Indian Continental Lithosphere ( )

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