On Bhargava
Geology
Indian National Science Academy
India
Biography
O. N. Bhargava postgraduated in Geology from the Lucknow University in 1958. He was awarded PhD degree by the Panjab University in 1974 for contribution to the Tal Group in the Nigali Dhar Syncline, Sirmur District, Himachal Pradesh. He joined the Geological Survey of India in 1961 and retired in 1996. during his entire service in the GSI, he worked in the Himalaya (Himachal, Kashmir, Ladakh, part of Uttarakhand and Bhutan), save two years when he looked after the environment geological aspects of Rajasthan and Gujarat. After retirement he served as Visiting Professor (Guest Professor), Vienna University-2011.
Research Interest
Stratigraphy and Structure with Special Reference to the Himalaya
