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When the Mountains Break: Himachal’s 2025 Rains, Landslides and “Janapadodhwansa”
The 2025 monsoon brought devastating floods and landslides to Himachal Pradesh. This article explores the disaster through Charaka’s ancient concept of Janapadodhwansa, showing how air, water, land, and time imbalances parallel today’s climate-driven challenges — and what lessons we can apply.
DR Dinesh Vats
Sep 145 min read
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