Associate Professor
Dept: Earth Sciences (DES)
E-mail: kathakali [at] iiserkol.ac.in

1. Parui, Chirantan and Bhattacharyya, Kathakali. 2024."Estimating accurate and precise strain in low-magnitude penetratively deformed rocks: Integrating forward strain modeling and natural data." Journal of Structural Geology, 181, 1-22
2. Parui, Chirantan; Bhattacharyya, Kathakali and Ghosh, Pritam. 2022."Penetrative Strain and Partitioning of Convergence-Related Shallow Crustal Shortening, Across Scales, in the Lesser- and Sub-Himalayan Thrusts: Insights From the Eastern Himalaya, Sikkim." Tectonics, 41, 1-35
3. Ghosh, Pritam and Bhattacharyya, Kathakali. 2022."Investigating inter-relationships among kinematic vorticity, strain, and minimum translations from shear zones associated with internal thrusts of major fold-thrust belts." Earth-Science Reviews, 231, 1-23
4. Das, Jyoti Prasad; Bhattacharyya, Kathakali and Mamtani, Manish A.. 2021."A kinematic approach for investigating magnetic and strain fabrics from constrictional and flattening domains of shear zones in Sikkim Himalayan fold thrust belt." Journal of Structural Geology, 149, 1-20
5. Ghosh, Pritam; Bhattacharyya, Kathakali and Parui, Chirantan. 2020."Tracking progressive deformation of an orogenic wedge through two successive internal thrusts: Insights from structure, deformation profile, strain, and vorticity of the Main Central thrust (MCT) and the Pelling-Munsiari thrust (PT), Sikkim Himalayan fold thrust belt." Journal of Structural Geology, 140, 1-29
6. Basa, Abhisek; Ahmed, Farzan; Bhattacharyya, Kathakali and Roy, Ankur. 2019."Evolution and characterization of fracture patterns: Insights from multi-scale analysis of the Buxa dolomite in the Siang Valley, Arunachal Lesser Himalayan fold-thrust belt." Journal of Structural Geology, 123, 54-66
7. Parui, Chirantan and Bhattacharyya, Kathakali. 2018."Duplex and along-strike structural variation: A case study from Sikkim Himalayan fold thrust belt.." Journal of Structural Geology, 113, 62-75
8. Das, Jyoti Prasad; Bhattacharyya, Kathakali; Mookerjee, Matty and Ghosh, Pritam. 2016."Kinematic analyses of orogen-parallel L-tectonites from Pelling- Munsiari thrust of Sikkim Himalayan fold thrust belt: Insights from multiple, incremental strain markers." Journal of Structural Geology, 90, 61-75
9. Bhattacharyya, Kathakali and Ahmed, Farzan. 2016."Role of initial basin width in partitioning total shortening in the Lesser Himalayan fold-thrust belt: Insights from regional balanced cross-sections." Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 116, 122-131
10. Bhattacharyya, Kathakali; Mitra, Gautam and Kwon, Sanghoon. 2015."Geometry and kinematics of the Darjeeling–Sikkim Himalaya, India: Implications for the evolution of the Himalayan fold-thrust belt." Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 113, 778-796
11. Bhattacharyya, Kathakali; Dwivedi, Harsh Vardhan; Das, Jyoti Prasad and Damania, Sagar. 2015."Structural geometry, microstructural and strain analyses of L-tectonites from Paleoproterozoic orthogneiss: Insights into local transport-parallel constrictional strain in the Sikkim Himalayan fold thrust belt." Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 107, 212-231
12. Bhattacharyya, Kathakali and Mitra, Gautam. 2014."Spatial variations in deformation mechanisms along the Main Central thrust zone: implications for the evolution of the MCT in the Darjeeling –Sikkim Himalaya." Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 96, 132-147
13. Bhattacharyya, Kathakali and Mitra, Gautam. 2011."Strain softening along the MCT zone from the Sikkim Himalaya: Relative roles of Quartz and Micas." Journal of Structural Geology, 33, 1105-1121
14. Mitra, Gautam and Bhattacharyya, Kathakali. 2011."The use of cleavage-bedding relations and mesoscopic structures in interpreting complex duplex geometries in Fold-Thrust Belts: Examples from the Rangit Duplex, Sikkim Himalaya." Himalayan Geology, 32, 25-42
15. Mitra, Gautam; Bhattacharyya, Kathakali and Mukul, Malay. 2010."The Lesser Himalayan Duplex in Sikkim: Implications for Variations in Himalayan Shortening." Journal of Geological Society of India, 75, 289-301
16. Bhattacharyya, Kathakali and Mitra, Gautam. 2009."A new kinematic evolutionary model for the growth of a duplex — an example from the Rangit duplex, Sikkim Himalaya, India." Gondwana Research, 16, 697–715

1. Bhattacharyya, Kathakali; Dhingra, Mayur; Damania, Sagar and Raj, Nikhil. 2012." Preliminary microstructural study from the MCT zone near Rakdong-Dikchu, East Sikkim: Implications on the evolution of the Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya", "Rock Deformation Studies - II". RDS,
2. Bhattacharyya, Kathakali; Mitra, Gautam and Kumar, Anurag. 2012." Lateral Variations in shortening and basin width in the Lesser Himalayan fold-thrust belt: Insights from regional balanced cross section", "Rock Deformation Studies - II". RDS,
3. Bhattacharyya, Kathakali and Mitra, Gautam. 2012." Geometry and Kinematics of the Darjeeling - Sikkim Himalaya, India: Implications for the Evolution of the Himalayan Fold-Thrust Belt", "European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, 2012". EGU,
4. Bhattacharyya, Kathakali; Mitra, Gautam and Kwon, Sanghoon. 2011." Geometry and Kinematic evolution of the Darjeeling – Sikkim Himalaya Fold-Thrust Belt: Implications for the extent of the Gondwana Basin", "International Association for Gondwana Research ". IAGR,
5. Yirang, Jang; Bhattacharyya, Kathakali and Kwon, Sanghoon. 2011." Preliminary work on geometry and kinematics of a thrust system at Yeongweol, Taebeksan basin, Korea,", "International Association for Gondwana Research". IAGR,