When Kerala Touched Madagascar: The Plate-Tectonic Story of Palakkad

Palakkad is usually discussed in terms of politics, agriculture, railways or the Palakkad Gap. But one of the most fascinating stories buried under our soil is far older, far bigger and far stranger: Palakkad was once physically attached to Madagascar. This is not myth or imagination. This is hard geology, backed by plate tectonics, radiometric … Read more