ADVANCED GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA

Paper Code: 
GEO 422
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To understand India in terms of its complexities especially at the level of historically evolved regional identities. It would help in comprehending India better in terms of its diverse personality with regards to regional issues and provide basis for better appreciation of unity in diversity for national integration. Intra-regional issues and linkages would help in analysing natural and human resource endowments at sub-national level.
To provide foundation to subsequently sensitize students towards development issues and programmes designed for holistic development of the country.

 

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.
Academic Year: 
2019-2020