Kusala Rajendran

Curriculum Vitae Dr. Kusala Rajendran Honorary Professor Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560012 India Mob: - E-mail:--PROFESSIONAL PROFILE • Accomplished researcher in the field of earthquake studies, a career spanning for nearly four decades in research and academic environments, having trained students at various levels • Extensive background in grant writing, execution of projects, publication and presentation of results. • Effective communicator, with speaking and writing skills and ability to interact with individuals at various levels- students to members of public as well as specialists. For an autographical sketch (see the link below) published in Inference: An International Review of Science – a Paris based journal. https://inference-review.com/article/an-indian-geophysicist-reflects EDUCATION • • • • Doctor of Philosophy (Geological Sciences).1992; Univ. of South Carolina, USA Master of Technology (Applied Geophysics); 1979, IIT- Roorkee, India Bachelor of Science (Chemistry major); 1976, Kerala University, India Diploma in Journalism, Press Club, Trivandrum, 1986 ACADEMIC HONORS, AWARDS AND OTHER RECOGNITIONS • • • • • • One among the top 100 Asian Scientists, Asian Scientist Magazine (2019). National award for Women scientist, 2018 (instituted by the Ministry of Earth sciences,2018). Top 10 scientists in India, 2005: rated by the Outlook Magazine of India. A.K.Bhasker Gold Medal, 1986 for the best project work in Diploma in journalism (Press Club, Trivandrum). Taber award, 1992, Instituted by the Department of Geological Sciences, USC, Columbia, for the outstanding graduate student of the year. Krishnan Gold Medal (1993). Instituted by the Indian Geophysical Union for contributions in the field of Geophysics. ACADEMIC, PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE • • Honorary Professor, IISc-ISRO Centre of Excellence in Advanced Mechanics of Material, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Professor at the Centre for Earth Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (the 1 • • premier research and education organization in India) July 2007-July 2020. Scientist at the Centre for Earth Science Studies (now, the National Centre for Earth Sciences) at Trivandrum, India since February 1980-August 1987 and from August 1993 to July 2007. On leave for graduate studies during August 1987-Jult 1993. Post-Doctoral researcher at the Department of Geological Sciences (now the school of Earth, Ocean and Environment) University of South Carolina during January 1993-July 1993. COURSES TAUGHT (at IISc); Guidance to students Undergraduate • Introduction to the Earth and its Environment • Solid Earth • Natural hazards and their mitigation Guidance • Supervised three BS dissertations Graduate/Ph.D • Geodynamics • Plate Tectonics • Tectonics and Crustal Evolution Guidance • Supervised four M.Tech dissertations • Supervised five Ph.D theses PROFESSIONBAL AFFILIATIONS AND SERVICES • • • • • • • • Chair, National Anna Mani Women Scientist Award instituted by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India (chaired the 2020, 2021 committees). Chair, Research Advisory Committee, National Centre for Seismology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India - onwards) Member, Research Advisory Committee, National Centre for Indian Ocean Information Services, Hyderabad (Feb 22, 2017) Convener and subject expert, Domain Expert Committee (Earth Sciences) Scheme for Transformational and Advanced Research coordinated by Indian Institute of Science, for the Ministry of Human Resources Government of India (April 12, 2019-continuing) Member, Independent Review committee for evaluation of reach out programs implemented by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India (2018 -continuing). Member, Programme Advisory Committee (PAC) on Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (November 2018-continuing). Member, Project Appraisal and Monitoring Committee on Geosciences, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India (2016- continuing). Member, Programme Advisory Committee, PAC, in Earth, Atmospheric, Marine and Environmental Sciences for the International Bilateral Collaborative activities, Department of 2 • • • • • • • • Science and Technology, Government of India (July 2016- continuing). Member, Research Advisory Committee, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (March-). Expert Committee Member -), Women Scientist’s Scheme, a program of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India aimed at providing opportunities to women scientists with break in their career but desire to return to mainstream. Member, Editorial Board of Current Science -), India’s leading science journal. Member of the National Advisory Committee for Humbolt Kolleg and international conference “Recent advancements in Earth Resources Research: The road to future”, Periyar University, Salem, 7-9, September 2011. Member of the expert panel for preparing the “10-year perspective plan in solid earth and cryospheric studies”, Ministry of Earth Sciences MOES,-. Recruitment and Assessment Board (RAB), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Government of India, scientist C selection committee at the National Institute of Oceanography, 2009. CSIR Assessment Committee (Physical, Earth and Environmental Sciences), National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad, 2012. Assessment and Promotion committee, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG), Dehradun, India, 2013, 2014. PUBLIC LECTURES • • • • • • • • "Common Property and Citizen’s right: Issues of reconstruction of Kerala, post 2018 floods”. October 25-26, 2018 Trivandrum. Delivered lecture on flood mitigation. “Earthquake sources in peninsular India with an emphasis on earthquakes in Kerala”, National seminar on Advances in Geo-Physics, Space and Atmospheric Research, Christian College, Chengannur, Kerala, March 2014. “Challenges for Women in Science: Perspective of an earth scientist, “Women in Science: A career in Science”, 22-23 August 2014, organized by the Indian Academy of Science, and CMR institute of management studies, Bangalore. “An Ocean in Turmoil: Reflections on the Tohoku (Japan) earthquake”, Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, April 13, 2011. “An Ocean in turmoil”, at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, April 6, 2011. This event was organized after the devastating 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. “Earthquake sources in India”, organized by the The Bangalore Science Forum, February 4, 2009. Earthquakes and Mullaperiyar Dam (in Malayalam), Gandhiji Study Centre, Thodupuzha, Kerala, Dec. 27, 2011 (on invitation from the Government of Kerala). “Understanding earthquake sources in India”, organized by the ISRO-IISc Space Technology Cell, IISc. September 2008. 3 EXTENSIONAL PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH • • Science Journalism: With my interest in science journalism, I write on topics of current interest, especially issues relating to environment, both in English and Malayalam (my mother tongue). A collection of my recent articles may be found at the website of the Hindustan Times, a leading English daily newspaper of India: (https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/Kusalarajendran) Interactions with students: With my deep interest in communicating ideas about the earth processes, natural hazards, environment etc, I have been attending the INSPIRE Science Camps. INSPIRE is a scheme initiated by Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India to attract and retain many students in basic sciences and to promote research and innovation. I have been attending these camps regularly since 2016, as a resource person. MAJOR GRANTS (as Principal Investigator) (2008 onwards) 1. Seismotectonic history, plate boundary deformation and state of stress in the Andaman-Sumatra subduction zone and its adjoining areas, awarded by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) Hyderabad, Government of India, Amount: ~ USD 42K, period:-. Constraining the tsunami cyclicity along the southeast coast of India based on near-source (Andamans) and far-field (east coast of India) investigations, awarded by Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) Hyderabad, Government of India, Amount: ~ USD 65K, period:-. Revisiting the source zone of the 1819 Rann of Kachchh earthquake to constrain the deformation characteristics, Seismology Division, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India, co-investigator: Rs. 9.2 lakhs. 4. Parallelized computational modeling of tsunamis through ruptures or submarine landslides: Forward and inverse problems. Indian National Institute of Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), with faculty at the Dept. of Civil Engineering, IISc.: Rs. 42 lakhs. 5. Research, Education and Manpower development in the discipline of earth processes. Awarded by the Ministry of Earth Sciences to develop infrastructural facilities at the newly formed Centre for Earth Sciences, Amount ~ USD 1.8 million, Period-. International collaboration 1. Tsunami risk for the Western Indian Ocean: Steps toward the integration of science into policy and practice' NE/P016367/1; Funded by Natural Environment Research Council, Global Research Fund, United Kingdom (as Co-Investigator) 2. Characterization of the seismic cycle in the central Himalayan seismic gap using precise U-Th dating of deformed speleothems. Awarded by the DST (India-Australia- strategic Research Fund (AISRF), USD 40K, period:-. (Indian side PI) 3. Use of seismic microtremors in engineering seismology: approaches used in Mexico and India to reduce the seismic risk, Indo-Mexican collaborative project, Department of Science and Technology, 18 lakhs,-. (Indian side PI) 4 New Collaborative Projects 1. Radon Anomaly as Earthquake Precursor through geophysical modelling and machine learning technique (Approved: Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Role: Earthquake Consultant. 2. Application of supervised and unsupervised ML techniques to broadband seismic data from ISR (Indian Institute of Seismological Research), Gujarat (Approved by the Ministry of Earth Sciences Government of India), Role: Conceptualization and advisor SELECTED PUBLIC LECTURES • “Understanding earthquake sources in India”, ISRO-IISc Space Technology Cell, Research Seminar Series, September 2008. • “Earthquake sources in India”, The Bangalore Science Forum, February 4, 2009. • “An Ocean in turmoil”, Public lecture, National Institute of Advanced Studies, April 6, 2011. • “An Ocean in Turmoil: Reflections on the Tohoku (Japan) earthquake”, IPC, IISc, April 13, 2011. • Earthquakes and Mullaperiyar Dam (in Malayalam), Gandhiji Study Centre, Thodupuzha, Kerala, Dec. 27, 2011 (on invitation from the Government of Kerala). • Earthquake sources in peninsular India with an emphasis on earthquakes in Kerala, National seminar on Advances in Geo-Physics, Space and Atmospheric Research, Christian College, Chengannur, Kerala, March 2014. • Challenges for Women in Science: Perspective of an earth scientist, “Women in Science: A career in Science” , 22-23 August 2014, organized by the Indian Academy of Science, and CMR institute of management studies, Bangalore. Publications * Post-doctoral researchers/ students /research assistants/Summer interns 1. Mache, S*., Chatterjee, A*., Kusala Rajendran*, and Chandra S., 2022. Hilbert-Huang transform and Energy Rate Functions for earthquake source characterization—a study from the Japan Trench (in final revision, BSSA) 2. Rajendran, C.P., Heidarzadeh, M., Sanwal, J., Karthikeyan, A. and Rajendran, K. 2020. An orphan tsunami of 1524 on the Konkan Coast, Western India and its implications. Pure Appl. Geophys-. Rajendran, C.P., Singh, T., Mukul, M., Thakkar, M., Kothyari, G., John, B. and Rajendran, K. 2020. Paleoseismological Studies in India -): Status and Prospects, Proc Indian Nat. Sci. Acad., 86 No. 1., pp. 585-607; doi:-/ptinsa/2020/49787. 4. Rajendran, C.P. and Rajendran, K. 2021. Paleoseismic Context of the 1950 Earthquake: Implications for Seismic Gaps in the Eastern Himalaya. Jour. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 124. 5. Revathy M.P., Kusala Rajendran, Surendra Nadh Somala and C.P.Rajendran, 2020, The 2012 Mw 8.6 Indian Ocean earthquake: Deep nucleation on a listric-like fault, Volume 307, October 2020, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, Volume 307, 106550; Impact factor 2.261 5 6. C. P. Rajendran, J. Sanwal*, B. John, K. Anandasabari*, K. Rajendran, P. Kumar, M. Jaiswal, S. Chopra, (2019). Footprints of an elusive mid-14th century earthquake in the central Himalaya: Consilience of evidence from Nepal and India, Geological Journal, Vol. 5, issue 5, September/October 2019,-. Impact factor 1. 7. Kusala Rajendran, Revathy M. Parameswaran*, C.P. Rajendran (2018). Revisiting the 1991 Uttarkashi and the 1999 Chamoli, India, earthquakes: Implications of rupture mechanisms in the central Himalaya, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 162, 107-120. Impact factor 2.7 8. Kusala Rajendran, 2018, Earthquakes as Expressions of Tectonic Activity, Resonance, March 2018,-. Rajendran,C.P., B. John, K. Anandasabari*, J. Sanwal*, K. Rajendran, P. Kumar, S. Chopra, 2018., On the paleoseismic evidence of the 1803 earthquake rupture (or lack of it) along the frontal thrust of the Kumaun Himalaya, Tectonophysics, Volume 722, 2 January 2018 , Pages 227-234. Impact factor 3.3 10. Gopinathan D*, Venugopal, M,* Roy D, Rajendran K, Guillas S, Dias F. 2017, Uncertainties in the 2004 Sumatra–Andaman, source through nonlinear stochastic inversion of tsunami waves. Proc. Royal Soc. A 473:-., http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspa-, Impact factor 4.3 11. Kusala Rajendran, Revathy M. Parameswaran*, C.P. Rajendran (2017). Seismotectonic perspectives on the Himalayan arc and contiguous areas: Inferences from past and recent earthquakes, Earth-Science Reviews 173 -. Impact factor 10.6 12. Mallick, R*., R. M. Parameswaran*, and K. Rajendran (2017). The 2005 and 2010 Earthquakes on the Sumatra–Andaman Trench: Evidence for Post-2004 Megathrust Intraplate Rejuvenation, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, doi: 10.1785/-. Impact factor 2.3 13. Thulasiraman, N* and K. Rajendran (2017). Site responses based on ambient vibrations and earthquake data: a case study from the meizoseismal area of the 2001 Bhuj earthquake, J. Seismology, (2017) 21:335–347DOI 10.1007/s-. Impact factor 1.5. 14. Parameswaran, R. M*., and Rajendran, K., (2016a). Structural context of the 2015 pair of Nepal earthquakes (Mw 7.8 and Mw 7.3): an analysis based on slip distribution, aftershock growth, and static stress changes. International Journal of Earth Sciences, 114. doi: 10.1007/s-. Impact factor 2.3 15. Parameswaran, R.M*. and Rajendran, K., (2016b). The 2016 Mw 6.7 Imphal Earthquake in the Indo‐Burman Range: A Case of Continuing Intraplate Deformation within the Subducted Slab. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 106(6), pp-. Impact factor 2.3 16. Mallick, R* and K. Rajendran, (2016). The 2014 Mw 6.1 Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Earthquake: A Possible Association with the 85° E Ridge Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, , Vol. 106, No. 2, 408-417, April 2016, doi: 10.1785/-. Impact factor 2.3. 17. Rajendran, C.P., John, B., Rajendran, K. and Sanwal, J*., (2016). Liquefaction record of the great 1934 earthquake predecessors from the north Bihar alluvial plains of India. Journal of Seismology, 20(3), pp.733-745. Impact factor 2.3 18. Parameswaran, R. M*., Natarajan, T*., Rajendran, K., Rajendran, C. P., Mallick, R., Wood, M., and Lekhak, H. C., (2015). Seismotectonics of the April–May 2015 Nepal earthquakes: An assessment based on the aftershock patterns, surface effects and deformational characteristics. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 111, 161-174. Impact factor 2.7. 6 19. Thulasiraman, N *and K. Rajendran (2015). Estimates of site response based on spectral ratio between horizontal and vertical components of ambient vibrations in the source zone of 2001 Kachchh earthquake, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 98, 85-97. Impact factor 2.7. 20. C. P. Rajendran, Jaishri Sanwal*, Kristin D. Morell, Mike Sandiford, B. S. Kotlia, John Hellstrom and Kusala Rajendran (2015) Stalagmite growth perturbations from the Kumaun Himalaya as potential earthquake recorders, Journal of. Seismology. DOI 10.1007/s-. Impact factor 2.3. 21. Rajendran, C.P, B. John and K. Rajendran (2015). Medieval pulse of great earthquakes in the central Himalaya: Viewing past activities on the frontal thrust, Journal Geophysical Research, Solid Earth, 10.1002/2014JB011015. Impact factor 3.44 22. Rajendran, C. P., John, B., Rajendran, K. and Sanwal, J*., 2015. Liquefaction record of the great 1934 earthquake predecessors from the north Bihar alluvial plains of India, Jour. Seismology, DOI: 10.1007/s--z. Impact factor 2.3 23. Parameswaran, R.M., T. Natarajan*, K. Rajendran, C.P. Rajendran, R. Mallick, M. Wood, and H.C. Lekhak. (2015). Seismotectonics of the April-May 2015 Nepal earthquakes: An assessment based on the aftershock patterns, surface effects and deformational characteristics. J. Asian Earth Sci. 111, 161-174. Impact factor 2.7 24. Morell, K.D., M. Sandiford, C.P. Rajendran, K. Rajendran, and J. Sanwal*. (2015). Geomorphology reveals active décollement geometry in the central Himalayan seismic gap. Lithosphere, 7(3), 247-256. Impact factor 2.9 25. Andrade, V*. and K. Rajendran and C.P. Rajendran (2014). Sheltered coastal environments as archives of paleo-tsunami deposits: Observations from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Journal of Asian Earth Sciences; 331-341. Impact factor 2.7 26. Andrade, V* and Rajendran, K. (2014). The April 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes: Seismotectonic context and implications for their mechanisms, Tectonophysics,-. Impact factor 3.3 27. Paul, J., K. Rajendran and C.P. Rajendran (2014). Slow slip Acceleration beneath Andaman islands triggered by the 11 April 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes, Bulletin. Seismological Society. America 104,-, doi:10.1785/-. Rajendran, K., (2013). On the recurrence of great subduction zone earthquakes, Current Science, 104, NO. 7, 10 APRIL 2013, 880-892, Special Section on Earth Sciences. 29. K. Rajendran, N. Thulasiraman and K. Sreekumari, (2013). Microearthquake activity near the Idukki Reservoir, south India: A rare example of renewed triggered seismicity, Engineering Geology, 153 -. Rajendran, C.P., K. Rajendran, J. Sanwal* and M. Sandiford, (2013). Archeological and Historical Database on the Medieval Earthquakes of the Central Himalaya: Ambiguities and Inferences, Seismological Research Letters, 84, 6,-. Rajendran, C.P., K. Rajendran, V. Andrade*, and S. Srinivasalu (2013). Ages and relative sizes of pre-2004 tsunamis in the Bay of Bengal inferred from geologic evidence in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jour. Geophys. Res. 118, 1-18, doi:10.1002/jgrb-. J. Sanwal*, B.S. Kotlia, C.P. Rajendran, M. Ahmad, K. Rajendran and Mike. Sandiford, (2013). Climatic variability in Central Indian Himalaya during the last ~1800 years: Evidence from a high-resolution speleothem record, Quaternary International, 304,-. Paul, J., Rajendran, C.P., Lowry, A.R., Andrade, V*., and K. Rajendran (2012). Andaman post-seismic deformation observations: still slipping after all these years? Bulletin. Seismological Society. America, 102, 343-351. 7 34. Rajendran, K., Rajendran, C.P., Sreekumari, K. and Naveen, R*. (2012). Recent microtremors near the Idukki Reservoir, Kerala, south India, Current Science, 102,-. Rajendran, C.P., Rajendran, K., Shah-hosseini, M., Naderi Beni, A., Nautiyal, C.M. and Andrews, R*. (2012). The hazard potential of the western segment of the Makran subduction zone, Northern Arabian Sea. Nat Hazards DOI 10.1007/s-. . 36. Andrade, V., and K. Rajendran (2011). Intraplate response to the great 2004 Sumatra– Andaman earthquake: A study from the Andaman segment, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America,. 101, no. 2,-. Rajendran, K. and Rajendran, C.P. (2011). Revisiting some significant earthquake sources in the Himalaya: Perspectives on past seismicity, Tectonophysics, 504, 75-88. 38. Rajendran, C. P., Rajendran, K., Srinivasalu, S., Andrade, V., Aravali, P. and Sanwal, J. (2011), Geoarcheological evidence of a Chola period tsunami from an ancient port at Kaveripattinam on the south-eastern of India, Geoarchaeology, 26,-. Rajendran, K., V. Andrade, N. Thulasiraman and C. P. Rajendran (2011), The 11 March 2011 Tohoku (Sendai), Japan earthquake, Current Science, Vol. 100, 7,-. Rajendran, K., V. Andrade, and C. P. Rajendran (2011), The June 2010 Nicobar Earthquake: Fault Reactivation on the Subducting Oceanic Plate, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 101, No. 5, pp-. Rajendran, K., C.P. Rajendran, N. Thulasiraman, Ronia Andrews and Nima Sherpa (2011), The 18 September 2011, North Sikkim earthquake, Current Science, 101,-. Rajendran, C.P., Ramanamurthy, M.V., Reddy, N.T. and Rajendran, K., (2009). The hazard implications of the late arrival of the 1945 Makran tsunami, Current Science, 95,-. Rajendran, C.P., John, B., Sreekumari, K., and Rajendran, K., (2009). Reassessing the earthquake hazard in Kerala based on the historical and current seismicity, Jour. Geol. Soc. India, 73,-. K. Rajendran, C.P. Rajendran, A. Earnest, G.V. R. Prasad, K. Dutta, D.K. Ray, R. Anu. (2008). Age estimates of coastal terraces in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and their tectonic implications, Tectonophysics, 455, 53–60. 45. Rajendran, C.P., K. Rajendran, M. Thakkar, and Bhanu Goyal. (2008). Assessing the previous activity at the source zone of the 2001 Bhuj earthquake based on the near-source and distant paleoseismological indicators, J. Geophys. Res., vol. 113, B05311, doi:10.1029/2006JB-. C.P. Rajendran, Rajendran, K. Anil Earnest*, Anu, R*. Terry Machado,and Jeffrey Freymueller., (2007).The style of crustal deformation and seismic history associated with the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake: A perspective from the Andaman-Nicobar Islands, Bull. Seism. Soc. America, 97 (1A), doi:101785/91/-. Rajendran, C. P., Rajendran, K., Machado, T., Satyamurthy, T., Aravazhi, P. and Jaiswal, M., (2006). Evidence of ancient sea surges and implications for previous Indian Ocean tsunami events, Current. Science., 91,-. Rajendran, C. P., Rajendran, K., Duarah, B. P., (2006). Reply to discussion “Interpreting the style of faulting and paleoseismicity associated with the 1897 Shillong, northeast India, earthquake: Implications for regional tectonism” by Rajendran et al., 2004.,Tectonics, 25. 49. Rajendran, C. P., K. Rajendran, B. P. Duarah, S. Baruah, and A. Earnest (2006). Reply to comment by R. Bilham on “Interpreting the style of faulting and paleoseismicity associated with the 1897 Shillong, northeast India, earthquake: Implications for regional tectonism”, Tectonics, 25, TC2002. 8 50. Earnest, A., Rajendran, C.P., Rajendran, K., Anu, R and Arun, G.M., (2005). Near-field observations on the co-seismic deformation associated with the 26 December 2004 Andaman-Sumatra earthquake, Current. Science.,89,-. Rajendran, K., Rajendran, C.P. and Earnest, A., (2005). The great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of 26 December 2004, Cur. Sci., 88, 11-12. 52. Rajendran, C. P. and Rajendran, K. (2005). The status of central seismic gap: A perspective based on the spatial and temporal aspects of the large Himalayan earthquakes, Tectonophysics, Vol. 395, 19-39. 53. Rajendran, K., Rajendran, C.P. and Kesavan, S. (2004). Mild tremors near Thalasseri (November, 2003): Evidence for a seismic source in north Kerala. Jour. Geol. Soc. Ind., 64,-. Rajendran, C.P., Rajendran, K., Duarah, B.P., Baruah, S. and Earnest, A. (2004). Interpreting the style of faulting and paleoseismicity associated with the 1897 Shillong, northeast India, earthquake: Implications for regional tectonism. Tectonics, 23, TC 4009. 55. Rajendran, C.P. and Rajendran, K. (2003). Studying earthquake recurrence in the Kachchh region, India, EOS, AGU Transactions, 84, 48, p. 529, 533, 536. 56. Rajendran, C.P., Rajendran, K.,Vora, K. and Gaur, A.S. (2003). The odds of a seismic source near Dwarka, NW Gujarat: An evaluation based on proxies. Current Science, 84, 695-701. Impact factor 0.8 57. Rajendran, C.P. and Rajendran, K. (2003). The surface deformation and earthquake history associated with the 1819 Kachchh earthquake. In: Geol. Soc. Ind., Mem., 54,-. Rajendran, C.P. and Rajendran, K. (2003). Earthquake recurrence in peninsular India: Status and Prospects. Gondwana Geol. Mag., 5,-. Rajendran, C.P., Anil Earnest, Rajendran, K., Dev Das, R. and Sreekumari, K. (2003). The 13 September 2002, North Andaman (Diglipur) earthquake: An analysis in the context of regional seismicity. Current Science, 84,-. Rajendran, K. and Rajendran, C.P. (2003). Seismogenesis in the stable continental regions and implications for hazard assessment: Two recent examples from India, Current. Science, 85,-. Rajendran, C.P. and Rajendran, K. (2002). Historical constraints on previous seismic activity and morphologic changes near the source zone of the 1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake: Further light on the penultimate event. Seismological Research Letters, Seismological Society of America, 73, 4,-. Rajendran, K., Rajendran, C.P., Thakkar, M. and Gartia, R.K. (2002). Sand blows from the 2001 Bhuj earthquake reveal clues on past seismicity. Current Science, 83,-. Rajendran, C.P. and Rajendran, K (2001). Characteristics of deformation and past seismicity associated with the 1819 Kutch earthquake, northwestern India, Bulletin Seismological Society of America, 91, 3,-. Rajendran, K., Rajendran, C.P., Mahesh, M and Tuttle, M.P., (2001). The 2001 Kutch (Bhuj) earthquake: Coseismic surface features and their significance, Current Science, 80,11,-. Rajendran, K., (2001). Comments on the paper, “evidence for high velocity in Koyna Seismic Zone from P-wave Teleseismic imaging” by Srinagesh et al., Geophys. Research. Letters., 28, 2,-. Rajendran, K., Rajendran, C.P., Jain, S.K., Murthy, C.V.R. and Arlekar, J.N*. (2000), The Chamoli earthquake, Garhwal Himalaya: Field observations and implications for seismic hazard, Current Science, 78, 45-51. 67. Rajendran, K. and Harish, C.M., (2000). Mechanism of triggered seismicity at Koyna: An evaluation based on relocated earthquakes, Current Science, Vol. 79, No.3, pp 358-363. 9 68. Jain, S.K., Murthy, C.V.R., Arlekar, J*., Rajendran, C.P., Rajendran, K., and Sinha, R., (1999), The Chamoli India earthquake of March 29, 1999, EERI (Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, California), Special Report, Vol.33, No.7: pp 1-8. 69. Rajendran, C.P., and Rajendran, K., (1999). Geological Investigations at Killari and Ter, Central India and their Implications for Paleoseismicity in the Shield Region, Tectonophysics, Special Issue on Paleoseismology, Vol. 308, pp. 67-81. Impact factor 3.3 70. Rajendran, K., and Rajendran, C.P., (1999). Seismogenesis in the Stable Continental Interiors: An Appraisal Based on Two Examples from India, Tectonophysics, Vol. 305, pp-. Rajendran, K., and Rajendran, C.P., (1998). Characteristics of 1997 Jabalpur Earthquake and their Bearing on its Mechanism, Current Science, Indian Academy of Science, Vol.74, No.2, pp-. Rajendran, C. P. Rajendran, K., and John, B., (1998). Surface deformation related to the 1819 Kachchh earthquake: Evidence for recurrent activity, Current. Science., 75, pp-. Rajendran, C.P., and Rajendran, K., (1997). Comments on “The 1993 Killari earthquake in Central India: A new fault in the Mesozoic basalt flows?" by Seeber et al, Journal of Geophysical Research - Solid Earth, American Geophysical Union, Vol.102, No.B11, pp 24, 561-24,564. 74. Rajendran, C.P., Rajendran, K., and John, B., (1996). "The 1993 Killari (Latur), Central India, Earthquake: An Example of Fault Reactivation in the Precambrian Crust," Geology, Vol.24, No.7, pp-. Rajendran, C.P., Rajendran, K., Unnikrishnan, K.R., and John, B., (1996). Palaeoseismic Indicators in the Rupture Zone of the 1993 Killari (Latur) Earthquake, Current Science, Indian Academy of Sciences, Vol.70, No.50, pp-. Rajendran, C.P. and Rajendran, K., (1996). Application of paleoseismological methods in seismic hazard evaluation: An overview based on some examples of intraplate seismicity, Himalayan Geology, 17, 1996,-. Rajendran, K., and Rajendran, C.P., (1996). Mechanism of Microseismic Activity in Kerala - A Suggestion, Journal of Geological Society of India, Vol.47, pp-. Rajendran, C.P., and Rajendran, K., (1996). "Low-Moderate Seismicity in the Vicinity of Palghat Gap, South India and its Implications," Current Science, Indian Academy of Sciences, Vol.70, No.40, pp-. Rajendran, K., (1995). Sensitivity of a Seismogenic Reservoir to Low Amplitude Fluctuations – Observations from Lake Jocassee, South Carolina, Pure and Applied Geophysics,Vol.145, pp 87-95. 80. Rajendran, K., Salvador, M., and Owens, T.J., (1993). "Three-Dimensional Vp Velocity Image of the Oroville Reservoir Area, California, from Local Earthquake Tomography," Geophysical Research Letters, Vol.20, pp-. Rajendran, K., and Talwani, P., (1992). On the Relative Role of Elastic, Undrained Response and Drained Response in Triggering Seismicity at Monitcello Reservoir, South Carolina, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America,Vol.82, pp-. Rajendran, K., Talwani, P., (1992). State of Stress in the Indian Subcontinent: A Review, Current Science, Indian Academy of Sciences, Vol.62, pp 86-93. 83. Rajendran, K., (1992). Comments on “Reservoirs and Earthquakes" by Meade, R.B., Engineering Geology, pp-. One of the authors in Zoback et al., The World Stress Map (1992). Published by the American Geophysical Union. 85. Talwani, P., and Rajendran,K., (1991a). Some Seismological and Geometric Aspects of Intraplate Earthquakes, Tectonophysics, Vol.186, pp 19-41. 10 86. Talwani, P., and Rajendran, K., (1991b). The January 4, 1990 Earthquake in Bluffton, South Carolina, and its Tectonic Implications, Seismological Research Letters, Vol.62, pp-. Rajendran, K., and Gupta, H.K., (1989). Seismicity and Tectonic Stress Field of a Part of the Burma- Andaman-Nicobar Arc, Bull. Seism. Soc. of Am.,Vol.79, pp-. One of the authors in Zoback, M.L. et al., (20 authors) (1989). Global Patterns of Tectonic Stress, Nature, 341,-. Gupta, H.K, Rajendran, K., and Singh, H.N.,(1986). "Seismicity of the North-East India Region, Part I: Data Base, Journal of the Geological Society of India, pp-. Gupta, H.K, Rajendran, K., (1986). "Large Artificial Reservoirs in the Vicinity of the Himalayan Foothills and Reservoir Induced Seismicity, Bull. Seism. Soc. of Am., Vol.76, pp-. Rajendran, K., and Gupta, H.K., (1986). Was the Sequence of August 1975 Earthquake in the Vicinity of Lake Oroville, California, Reservoir Induced? Phys.Earth. Planet.Interiors, Vol.44, pp 142-148. Book chapters 1.Rajendran, C.P. and Rajendran, K. 2009. The earthquake geology of the Kachchh region, northwest India. In: Recent progress on earthquake geology, P. 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