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This is the first book which provides an engaging and insightful
narrative on the life of a geographer in India. The author
introspects on her own experiences and engagements with the
discipline and explores the life and works of twenty-four other
geographers from India. The volume documents and acknowledges the
commitment of geographers to life, teaching, and the subject of
geography. Collectively these provide an insight into the growth
and expansion of the discipline in the country. The book offers
critical perspectives on the changing disciplinary practices within
the field of geography by highlighting the major achievements and
teaching methods of geographers. It highlights the diverse
interests, themes, and problems in geography which these
geographers pursued while also influencing the lives of other
researchers and professionals. This book will be of immense
interest to students, teachers, and researchers of geography and
social anthropology and readers interested in the lives of these
influential educators and academicians.
This is the first book which provides an engaging and insightful
narrative on the life of a geographer in India. The author
introspects on her own experiences and engagements with the
discipline and explores the life and works of twenty-four other
geographers from India. The volume documents and acknowledges the
commitment of geographers to life, teaching, and the subject of
geography. Collectively these provide an insight into the growth
and expansion of the discipline in the country. The book offers
critical perspectives on the changing disciplinary practices within
the field of geography by highlighting the major achievements and
teaching methods of geographers. It highlights the diverse
interests, themes, and problems in geography which these
geographers pursued while also influencing the lives of other
researchers and professionals. This book will be of immense
interest to students, teachers, and researchers of geography and
social anthropology and readers interested in the lives of these
influential educators and academicians.
This book is the first of its kind to chart the terrain of
contemporary India's many place names. It explores different 'place
connections', investigates how places are named and renamed, and
looks at the forces that are remaking the future place name map of
India. Lucid and accessible, this book explores the bonds between
names, places and people through a unique amalgamation of toponomy,
history, mythology and political studies within a geographical
expression. This volume addresses questions on the status and value
of place names, their interpretation and classification. It brings
to the fore the connections between place names and the cultural,
geographical and historical significations they are associated
with. This will be an essential read for scholars and researchers
of geography, law, politics, history and sociology, and will also
be of interest to policy-makers, administrators and the common
reader interested in India.
What makes Darjeeling tea, Pashmina shawl, Monsooned Malabar
Arabica coffee and Chanderi saree special? Why is it that some
goods derive their uniqueness through their inherent linkage to a
place? In a pioneering study, this book explores this intriguing
question in the Indian context across 199 registered goods with
geographical indications, linked with their place of origin. It
argues that the origin of these goods is attributed to a
distinctive ecology that brews in a particular place. The
attributes of their origin further endorse their unique
geographical indications through legal channels. Drawing from a
variety of disciplines including geography, history, sociology,
handicrafts, paintings, and textiles, the author also examines the
Geographical Indications Act of 1999, and shows how it has created
a scope to identify, register and protect those goods, be they
natural, agricultural, or manufactured. The work presents a new
perspective on the indigenous diversities and offers an original
understanding of the geography and history of India. Lucid and
accessible, with several illustrative maps, this book will be
useful to scholars and researchers in the social sciences,
environmental studies, development studies, law, trade and history.
This book is the first of its kind to chart the terrain of
contemporary India's many place names. It explores different 'place
connections', investigates how places are named and renamed, and
looks at the forces that are remaking the future place name map of
India. Lucid and accessible, this book explores the bonds between
names, places and people through a unique amalgamation of toponomy,
history, mythology and political studies within a geographical
expression. This volume addresses questions on the status and value
of place names, their interpretation and classification. It brings
to the fore the connections between place names and the cultural,
geographical and historical significations they are associated
with. This will be an essential read for scholars and researchers
of geography, law, politics, history and sociology, and will also
be of interest to policy-makers, administrators and the common
reader interested in India.
What makes Darjeeling tea, Pashmina shawl, Monsooned Malabar
Arabica coffee and Chanderi saree special? Why is it that some
goods derive their uniqueness through their inherent linkage to a
place? In a pioneering study, this book explores this intriguing
question in the Indian context across 199 registered goods with
geographical indications, linked with their place of origin. It
argues that the origin of these goods is attributed to a
distinctive ecology that brews in a particular place. The
attributes of their origin further endorse their unique
geographical indications through legal channels. Drawing from a
variety of disciplines including geography, history, sociology,
handicrafts, paintings, and textiles, the author also examines the
Geographical Indications Act of 1999, and shows how it has created
a scope to identify, register and protect those goods, be they
natural, agricultural, or manufactured. The work presents a new
perspective on the indigenous diversities and offers an original
understanding of the geography and history of India. Lucid and
accessible, with several illustrative maps, this book will be
useful to scholars and researchers in the social sciences,
environmental studies, development studies, law, trade and history.
"Disasters freely roam and reign in India. This is no longer the
country where its people can claim a safe living. What is the
aetiology that brews disasters? Which are the processes that
perpetuate this rude stream of life? Who are at the sharp edge of
disasters? What explains the spatial manifestation of disasters?
Addressing these and similar other issues, the studies in this book
demyth the popular belief that disasters are acts of nature.
Mapping the space of disasters the book lays its foundation on a
bedrock of facts that includes over 50 maps and almost 100 tables.
Responding to a felt need to reach out to the victims of disasters
in India, the studies take on the city and its dweller, the
industry and its worker, the rail network and its passengers. The
book does not claim that every Indian is a victim of disaster but
it does reiterate the strong potential and eventuality of their
becoming one. The grim reality exposed is that we the people of
India have converted India into a land ensnared with disasters.
CONTENTS 1. A Grim Reality 2. Delhi: A Disaster Prone National
Capital 3. Greater Mumbai: Teaming with Disasters 4. Kolkata: A
City on the Brink 5. Bhuj Earthquake: Rural-Urban Differentiation
6. Problematic City Space: Relocation of Hazardous Industries 7.
Indian Railways: On Wheels of Death"
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