The Himalayan mountains, often referred to as the Himalayas, were formed as a result of the collision of tectonic plates over millions of years. The process that led to their creation is called plate tectonics. Around 200 to 50 million years ago, during the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras, the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate were on a collision course. The Indian Plate, which was once part of the ancient supercontinent called Gondwana, was slowly moving northward towards the Eurasian Plate. As th