The objective of this paper is to make the students familiar with the various aspects of India. The students will learn about the physical, anthropogenic and economic diversity of India and the factors responsible for such diversities.

Reading List 

  1. Deshpande C. D., 1992: India: A Regional Interpretation, ICSSR, New Delhi.
  2. Johnson, B. L. C., ed. 2001. Geographical Dictionary of India. Vision Books, New Delhi. 
  3. Mandal R. B. (ed.), 1990: Patterns of Regional Geography – An Intenational Perspective. Vol. 3 –Indian Perspective. 
  4. Sdyasuk Galina and P Sengupta (1967): Economic Regionalisation of India, Census of India 
  5. Sharma, T. C. 2003: India - Economic and Commercial Geography. Vikas Publ., New Delhi. 
  6. Singh R. L., 1971: India: A Regional Geography, National Geographical Society of India. 
  7. Singh, Jagdish 2003: India - A Comprehensive & Systematic Geography, Gyanodaya Prakashan,Gorakhpur. 
  8. Spate O. H. K. and Learmonth A. T. A., 1967: India and Pakistan: A General and Regional Geography, Methuen. 
  9. Tirtha, Ranjit 2002: Geography of India, Rawat Publs., Jaipur & New Delhi. 
  10. Pathak, C. R. 2003: Spatial Structure and Processes of Development in India. Regional Science Assoc., Kolkata. 
  11. Tiwari, R.C. (2007) Geography of India. Prayag Pustak Bhawan, Allahabad 
  12. Sharma, T.C. (2013) Economic Geography of India. Rawat Publication, Jaipur

The objective of this paper is to introduce the major themes of human geography and its importance in present days. The students will also learn about population growth and factors responsible for uneven distribution of population in the world. The student will also gain knowledge about the population resource relationship and various types of settlement pattern.

Reading List 

  1. Chandna, R.C. (2010) Population Geography, Kalyani Publisher. 
  2. Hassan, M.I. (2005) Population Geography, Rawat Publications, Jaipur 
  3. Daniel, P.A. and Hopkinson, M.F. (1989) The Geography of Settlement, Oliver & Boyd, London. 
  4. Johnston R; Gregory D, Pratt G. et al. (2008) The Dictionary of Human Geography, Blackwell Publication. 
  5. Jordan-Bychkov et al. (2006) The Human Mosaic: A Thematic Introduction to Cultural Geography. W. H. Freeman and Company, New York. 
  6. Kaushik, S.D. (2010) Manav Bhugol, Rastogi Publication, Meerut. 
  7. Maurya, S.D. (2012) Manav Bhugol, Sharda Pustak Bhawan. Allahabad. 
  8. Hussain, Majid (2012) Manav Bhugol. Rawat Publications, Jaipur