Nehru E. Cherukupalli

Nehru E. Cherukupalli (a.k.a. C.E. Nehru) is Professor of Geology at Brooklyn College, CUNY. He hails from South India, had his schooling in Madras, India, and earned a Ph.D. in geology from Madras University. He also has a Master’s degree from Columbia University, New York. He has been teaching at Brooklyn College, City University of New York for over four decades and has been the past Chairman of the Geology Department. He served as the Interim Executive Director of the Asian American/Asian Research Institute of CUNY during 2006-2007. He has field experience in many places in India and in the United States and Canada. He has worked in mining operations in copper and iron ore mines in India. He has also worked on Moon rocks and he works on Meteorites and is a Research Associate at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. He has considerable experience in teaching all levels of students at Brooklyn College and at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Buddhist & Hindu Cave Temples: The Ajanta & Ellora Caves in India

October 3, 2018March 20, 2009 By Nehru E. Cherukupalli

A travelogue of a geologist visiting the hand carved ancient Cave Shrines of Hindus and Buddhists near Aurangabad in the state of Maharashtra in India. These caves were accidentally discovered in early eighteenth century. Starting in Mumbai (Bombay) in Maharashtra state, we go through Aurangabad to the caves of Ajanta and then on to Ellora. … Read more

Journey to the Himalayas in Tibet: Mt. Kailash, Manasarover and Lhasa

October 3, 2018February 15, 2008 By Nehru E. Cherukupalli

This presentation is the travelogue of a geologist visiting the Himalayan Mountains in Nepal and Tibet. Starting in Kathmandu and traveling to Beijing, at very high altitudes, between 5,000 feet and 16,000 feet above sea level, the author takes the audience through the picturesque physiographic provinces of the Himalayan Mountains, their rivers, rocks, small towns, … Read more

Diary of an Immigrant from India and Impressions Dating Back to the Late Fifties

October 3, 2018September 8, 2006 By Nehru E. Cherukupalli

A look at the changing scenes and values of New York city, in the last fifty years, as seen thru the eyes and imagination of an Immigrant to USA from India. The perceptions of Americans about the rest of the world, changing life styles of the immigrants and the local people and their social impacts … Read more

BMCC Workshop on CUNY Response to Tsunami

November 29, 2016March 23, 2005 By Nehru E. Cherukupalli, Bhante Kondanna, Harendra Sirisena and Thomas Tam

CUNY Response to Tsunami Disaster in South Asia Speakers Bureau BMCC Workshop on CUNY Response to Tsunami Speakers gave a presentation to students at Borough of Manhattan Community College on the current situation and relief efforts happening in South Asia after the tsunami disaster.

The Recent Tsunami: A Geologist’s Perspective

November 29, 2016February 16, 2005 By Nehru E. Cherukupalli

CUNY Response to Tsunami Disaster in South Asia Speakers Bureau The Recent Tsunami: A Geologist’s Perspective Prof. Cherukupalli, who has just recently returned from India, and was present during the disaster, will be discussing about the physical nature of the recent tsunami and its impact on the South Asian region based on his experience.

Beyond National and Ethnic Boundaries: The Inside Story of Mother Earth

January 18, 2017May 23, 2003 By Nehru E. Cherukupalli

Ethnic boundaries between communities are age old. Geographic boundaries are established by nature. National boundaries are established on the basis of nationalities that control the land, the people and the natural resources of the land. Mother Earth has other boundaries that are important but not realized by most people except the geologists and those working … Read more