GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA

Following the success of the first edition of Geography of India, this significantly revised and updated edition is being brought out to keep up with advances in the field.
The book explores the geographical factors that underlie the physical, economic, cultural, and political patterns of India’s vast and diverse landscapes. Discussion is focused on contemporary India’s physical environment, historical setting, population problems, mineral and industrial resources, urbanization, ethnic distributions, cultural diversity, and regional divisions.
This popular book is intended to be not just a geography text but a general reader too. It will be useful for general courses in South Asian Studies and for those interested in India’s current affairs.

Ranjit Tirtha is Professor Emeritus of Geography at the Eastern Michigan University, USA and has taught Geography in India and the United States since 1958. He is the author of several books including Society and Development in Contemporary India, The Science of Maps (in Hindi), and An Economic Geography of India (also in Hindi).

Gopal Krishan is Professor of Geography at the Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.