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100			_aTirtha, Ranjit
245			_aGeography of India
250			_a2 nd
260			_aJaipur _bRawat Publications, 2002 _c2014
300			_a437 Pages
500			_aThe 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. "The author well utilize an enormous amount of recent data to discuss various elements of Indian culture and society as well as the "developmental processes" (urbanization, agricultural and industrial development, planning and foreign trade) of that nation.
650			_aIndia-physical environment- historical setting-population problems- mineral and industrial resources- urbanization-ethnic distributions-cultural diversity-regional divisions
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