In the fragile Himalayas, where cloudbursts and landslides have become a brutal annual reality, IIT Mandi is fighting back with cutting-edge technology that lets people “live” through disasters—safely. The institute is building ultra-realistic Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) training systems that put you right in the middle of a raging flood, a crumbling hillside, or a shaking earthquake—without any real danger. Firefighters, disaster response teams, local off