Syllabus (GEOGRAPHY)

Course Type: MAJ-9

Semester: 6

Course Code: BGEOMAJ10T

Course Title: Geography of India

(L-P-Tu): 5-0-1

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Theory

Course Objective: This course aims to understand the regional geography of India and West Bengal. To introduce to the economic and cultural aspects, and their impact on the development of the different regions

Learning Outcome: Students will be aware of the spatial dimensions of the different regions of the country and evaluate the plans and policies for sustainable regional development. Students will be able to select and apply appropriate indicators for the measurement of regi

Unit I: Geography of India [30 Hours]
1.1 Physical divisions of India: physiography, drainage, soil and vegetation. (8 lectures)
1.2 Indian Monsoon – theories on origin; characteristics and impact. (6 lectures)
1.3 Economy: Agriculture – major crops (Rice, Wheat) & role of Green Revolution; Industry - Cotton textile, Petrochemicals and Tourism. (8 lectures)
1.4 Population: growth, composition (age-sex, caste & tribe), migration and urbanization. (8 lectures)

Unit II: Regional Perspectives of India [24 Hours]
2.1 Concept and types of regions. Regionalization: Basis and techniques of delineation. (6 lectures)
2.2 Regional perspective: physical (Thar), ethnicity (North-East); planning (DVC) (6 lectures)
2.3 Regional problems and Regionalism. (6 lectures)
2.4 Regional disparity; Regional development: Five Year Plan; NITI Aayog (6 lectures)

Unit II: Regional Perspectives of West Bengal [24 Hours]
3.1 Physical regions with special reference to Rarh and Barendrabhumi (6 lectures)
3.2 Socio-economic regions: Hooghly Industrial Region; Tea plantation area (6 lectures)
3.3 Regional perspective & problems: Sundarban & Manbhum (6 lectures)
3.4 Regional Development Authority: Gorkhaland Territorial Administration and Paschimanchal Unnyayan Parshad (6 lectures)

Selected References:
1. Galina, S., Sengupta, P. 1967. Economic Regionalisation of India, Census of India.
2. Khullar, D.R. 2014. India: A Comprehensive Geography, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
3. Raza, M. (Ed) 1988. Regional Development: Contributions to Indian Geography. New Delhi,
4. Sharma, T.C. 2003. India - Economic and Commercial Geography, Vikas Publ., New Delhi.
5. Singh, J. 2003. India - A Comprehensive & Systematic Geography, Gyanodaya Prakashan.
6. Singh, R. L. 1971. India: A Regional Geography, National Geographical Society of India.
7. Trewartha G.T., Horne, L.H. 1980. An Introduction to Climate, McGraw-Hill.

8.Tiwari, R.C. (2007) Geography of India. Prayag Pustak Bhawan, Allahabad

9. Majid Husain and Tasawwur Husain Zaidi 2022 Geography of India . McGraw Hill

10 Bhagat R.B. 2022 Population and the Political Imagination: Census, Register and Citizenship in India Routledge India; 1st edition

11. Quraishi S.Y (2021) POPULATION MYTH: ISLAM, FAMILY PLANNING AND POLITICS IN INDIA. HarperCollins;