Advance Geography of India

Paper Code: 
GEO422
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
This paper will contribute to learn and understand cultural aspect of the Indian society with the entire demographic attribute and in understanding different aspects of the settlements and different terminology related with urbanization. Student will interact with the modes of transport and the trade related policy.and examine the politics of geographic boundaries and basis of Indian federalism.Students will  study  the types of hazards which occur all over India  as well as they will study the perspectives of globalization in India.
15.00
Unit I: 
Cultural Setting:
Historical Perspective of Indian Society: Racial, linguistic and ethnic diversities.
 Major tribal areas and their problems.
 Growth, distribution and density of population;
 Demographic attributes: sex-ratio, age structure, literacy rate, work-force, dependency ratio, longevity; migration (inter-regional, intra- regional and international) and associated problems;
 Population problems and policies; Health indicators
15.00
Unit II: 
Settlements
 Types, patterns and morphology of rural settlements;
 Morphology of Indian cities;
 Functional classification of Indian cities;
 Conurbations and metropolitan regions; urban sprawl;
 Slums and associated problems;
 Town planning; Problems of urbanization and remedies
15.00
Unit III: 
Transport, Communication and Trade:
 Road, railway, waterway, airway and pipeline networks and their complementary roles in regional development
 Growing importance of ports on national and foreign trade
 Trade balance
 Trade Policy
 Export processing zones
 Developments in communication and information technology and their impacts on economy and society
 Indian space Programme
15.00
Unit IV: 
Political Aspects:
 Geographical basis of Indian federalism;
 State reorganization;
 Emergence of new states;
 Regional consciousness and interstate issues;
 Cross border terrorism;
 India's role in world affairs;
 Geopolitics of South Asia and Indian Ocean realm.
15.00
Unit V: 
Contemporary Issues:
 Environmental hazards: landslides, earthquakes, Tsunamis, floods and droughts, epidemics.
 Issues relating to environmental pollution and degradation
 Linkage of rivers.
 Globalization and Indian economy. 
Essential Readings: 

 Sharma, T.C: Economic Geography of India (New Delhi, Rawat publications, 2013)

 Singh: A Geography of India (Delhi : Atma Ram and Sons, 2006)

 Sengupta, Smita; Nag, Prithvish ; Geography of India (New Delhi : Concept Publishing Company, 1992)

 Tirtha, Ranjit: Geography of India (New Delhi,Rawat Publications,2008)

 Qazi: Geography of India (Delhi : A.P.H. Publishing Corporation, 2011)

 Bansal: Geography of India (Hindi- Bharat ka Bhugol) (Meerut: Meenakshi Prakashan, 2004)

 Gautam, Alka: Advanced Geography of India (Allahabad ,ShardaPustakBhavan, 2006)

 Khullar,D.R.: India : A Comprehensive Geography (New Delhi, Kalyani Publishers, 2005)

 Deshpande, C.D.: India : a Regional Interpretation (Indian Council of Social Science Research; New Delhi, 1992)

Academic Year: 
2023-2024