SRINAGAR: In 1993, Ghulam Jeelani Naqash- a veritable polymath from Kashmir- theorized and asserted that all change(s) in the universe are merely indications or manifestations of the fact there is one comprehensive and dynamic mechanism which causes and controls the whole process of change and movement(s).
Mr. Naqash adduced this theory from the premise and proposition the Cosmos is in a dynamic as opposed to a static state. As per, the dynamic theory of change, everything is in perpetual motion and change. The inference that Mr. Naqash drew was that given everything was in a state of flux and change was that interplanetary and cosmic events have a bearing on planet earth.
In the broad ambit of change, induced by changes in the cosmos and the cosmic structure, Mr. Naqash included appearances of comets, eruption of volcanoes, falling apart of and then striking on earth of meteorites, changes in the age of animals and mankind, and apparent structural changes like formation and then extinction of continents, rivers, oceans, changes in atmospheric composition, ozone depletion, and more pertinently earthquakes.
Fast forward 11 years: a massive tsunami struck many parts of South East Asia leading to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. The Tsunami was attributed to an undersea megathrust earthquake when the Indian Plate was subducted by the Burma Plate and triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000 people in 14 countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 metres (100 ft) high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history.
This was the explanation trotted out by the scientific community and there was broad consensus on it. Some in the community went to the extent of stating that the tsunami may have caused tilt in the earths spin. Enter Mr. Naqash here. The polymath from Kashmir questioned this causality and the causal sequence held sacrosanct by many in the scientific community. Mr. Naqash posited that if at all there was a connection between the earths tilt, wobble and axial tilt and the tsunami, then the wobble or the tilt must have occurred first, causing the tsunami. He predicted his theory on the idea that cosmic forces and interplanetary changes caused intra-planetary changes; not vice versa.
Denying that his theory was merely intuitive, Mr. Naqash posited that it was based on extrapolations of observations pertaining to the varying frequency of the incidence of events like earthquakes, appearance of comets, cyclones and formation and extinction of geographical formations which historically have appeared at a high rate of movement and sometimes at a comparatively low rate.
Mr. Naqash attribution of the tsunami to cosmic and interplanetary causes found support by the adumbration of the causes of the tsunami by Paramhansa Tewari- a retired Atomic Energy Commission scientist. Dr. Paramhansa posited that on the eve of the tsunami when Saturn, moon, earth and the Sun were in perfect alignment, there occurred an electrical imbalance in earth which reduced the repulsive force to Saturn as shielded by the moon which does not spin while the Sun which was on the other side exerted its force on the Earth. Tewari added that the resulting imbalance pushed solid earth away from the sun causing ocean water to overflow because of its fluidity-the cause of the tsunami- corresponding to the theory developed by Mr. Naqash.
All these developments happened years ago but have a searing resonance now given the alarming increase in the frequency and incidence of natural disasters like earthquakes and floods. The question is if these incidents are caused by cosmic forces beyond our control, can we do anything to prevent their occurrence? This along with other questions will be answered by Mr. Naqash himself in an exclusive interview with the Kashmir Observer next week.
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