The Rearview Podcast | India’s Dinosaurs | Part 2: The coal that found a lost continent
This podcast episode explores the historical intersection of coal mining in India and the discovery of the Gondwana supercontinent. It also traces the legacy of the Sahni family, who contributed significantly to both Indian science and cinema.
Why it matters
It provides a unique historical perspective on how industrial resource extraction led to major scientific breakthroughs in paleontology.
What does coal have to do with a lost supercontinent? And how did one tiny Punjabi town give India both its dinosaur hunters and one of the greatest actors in its cinema?
The content is an educational and historical narrative with no political or social agenda.
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