The Indian subcontinent was originally part of a huge land mass called

1. The question relates to the theory of Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift. 2. According to this theory, the Earth's continents were once joined together in larger landmasses. 3. Initially, there was a single supercontinent called Pangaea, which later split into two major landmasses: Laurasia in the north and Gondwana (or Gondwanaland) in the south. 4. The Indian subcontinent, along with South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia, was part of the southern supercontinent, Gondwana. 5. Subsequently, Gondwana fragmented, and the Indian plate drifted northward to eventually collide with the Eurasian plate, forming the Himalayas. 6. Aryavarta refers to a historical region in North India. Jurassic is a geological period.