Around 4.54 billion years ago, the earth was formed out of the solar nebula (the remains of the formation of sun). It started as a fiery ball of hot gases and dirt. Over millions of years, the earth's crust cooled, giving way to the formation of solid crust on the earth's surface. But, underneath the solid crust still brew a hot broth of the primordial constituents of the earth. This enormous energy, packed up within the solid crust, broke the crust into different tectonic plates to ease up the pressure within. This caused the huge tectonic continental plates to drift on the molten mantle below. The so-called "Indian Plate" was originally a part of the supercontinent 'Pangea'. It was basically attached to the eastern edge of the African Plate. Over millions of years, the Indian Plate slowly drifted more towards the east, and finally crashed into the southern edge of the Eurasian Plate. The impact was such that it gave rise to the highest known mountains in the world, the Himalayas.
The land that drifted from a faraway part of the world, finally settled in its rightful place, awaiting the arrival of mankind to embrace its length and breadth. The land developed a very fertile soil, a distinct tropical climate and a natural heritage that would last henceforth its creation.
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