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Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia
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Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia FRS (23 October 1883 ā 15 June 1969) was a pioneering geologist in India and among the first Indian scientists to work in the Geological Survey of India. He is remembered for his work on the stratigraphy of the Himalayas. He helped establish geological studies and investigations in India, specifically at the Institute of Himalayan Geology, which was renamed in 1976 after him as the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology.[2] His textbook on the Geology of India, first published in 1919, continues to be in use.[3]
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