BOOK COVER -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 GEOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW -- RELIEF -- THE HIMALAYAS -- THE INDO-GANGETIC PLAIN -- THE DECCAN -- DRAINAGE -- DRAINAGE INTO THE BAY OF BENGAL -- DRAINAGE INTO THE ARABIAN SEA -- LAKES AND INLAND DRAINAGE -- SOILS -- IN SITU SOILS -- ALLUVIAL SOILS -- CLIMATE -- THE MONSOONS -- TEMPERATURES -- PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE -- VEGETATION -- ANIMAL LIFE -- CONSERVATION -- CHAPTER 2 HUMAN INTERACTIONS WITH INDIA'S ENVIRONMENT -- SETTLEMENT PATTERNS -- POPULATION DENSITY -- RURAL SETTLEMENT -- URBAN SETTLEMENT -- DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS -- INDIA'S LAND USE AND ITS ECONOMY -- AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING -- RESOURCES AND POWER -- MANUFACTURING -- TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS -- CHAPTER 3 MAJOR PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE SUBCONTINENT -- HIMALAYAS -- PHYSICAL FEATURES -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY -- STUDY AND EXPLORATION -- GANGES RIVER -- PHYSICAL FEATURES -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY -- THAR DESERT -- LAND -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY -- CHAPTER 4 SPOTLIGHT ON INDIA'S WORLD HERITAGE SITES AND OTHER NOTABLE LOCATIONS -- AGRA AND THE TAJ MAHAL -- THE CITY -- TAJ MAHAL -- ARCHITECTURE -- OTHER CULTURAL SITES -- AJANTA CAVES -- BADRINATH -- BHIMBETKA ROCK SHELTERS -- BODH GAYA -- ELEPHANTA ISLAND -- ELLORA CAVES -- FATEHPUR SIKRI -- KHAJURAHO -- KONARAK -- MAMALLAPURAM -- RED FORT -- SANCHI -- VIJAYANAGAR -- NATURAL SITES -- CORBETT NATIONAL PARK -- GIR NATIONAL PARK -- HAZARIBAG WILD LIFE SANCTUARY -- JALDAPARA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY -- KANHA NATIONAL PARK -- KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK -- KEOLADEO GHANA NATIONAL PARK -- MANAS WILDLIFE SANCTUARY -- MUDUMALAI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY -- PERIYAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY -- SARISKA NATIONAL PARK -- SHIVPURI NATIONAL PARK -- SUNDARBANS -- TADOBA NATIONAL PARK -- CHAPTER 5 THE MAJOR CITIES OF NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN INDIA -- DELHI -- LANDSCAPE -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY.

ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIETY -- CULTURAL LIFE -- HISTORY -- OTHER IMPORTANT NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN INDIAN CITIES -- ALLAHABAD -- AMRITSAR -- AYODHYA -- GWALIOR -- JAIPUR -- JODHPUR -- KANPUR -- LUCKNOW -- SRINAGAR -- CHAPTER 6 THE MAJOR CITIES OF NORTHEASTERN INDIA -- KOLKATA -- CHARACTER OF THE CITY -- LANDSCAPE -- ECONOMY -- ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIETY -- CULTURAL LIFE -- HISTORY -- OTHER IMPORTANT NORTHEASTERN INDIAN CITIES -- DARJILING -- GANGTOK -- GUWAHATI -- PATNA -- SHILLONG -- TAMLUK -- VARANASI -- CHAPTER 7 THE MAJOR CITIES OF CENTRAL INDIA -- MUMBAI -- LANDSCAPE -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY -- ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIETY -- CULTURAL LIFE -- HISTORY -- OTHER IMPORTANT CENTRAL INDIAN CITIES -- AHMADABAD -- BHOPAL -- INDORE -- JABALPUR -- NAGPUR -- NASHIK -- PUNE -- SURAT -- VADODARA -- CHAPTER 8 THE MAJOR CITIES OF SOUTHERN INDIA -- CHENNAI -- HISTORY -- THE CONTEMPORARY CITY -- OTHER IMPORTANT SOUTHERN INDIAN CITIES -- BIDAR -- HYDERABAD -- KOCHI -- KOZHIKODE -- MANGALORE -- MYSORE -- THANJAVUR -- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM -- CHAPTER 9 SELECTED NORTHERNAND NORTHWESTERN INDIAN STATES -- PUNJAB -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY -- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- CULTURAL LIFE -- HISTORY -- RAJASTHAN -- LAND -- ECONOMY -- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- CULTURAL LIFE -- HISTORY -- UTTAR PRADESH -- LAND -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY -- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- CULTURAL LIFE -- HISTORY -- CHAPTER 10 SELECTED NORTHEASTERN INDIAN STATES -- ASSAM -- LAND -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY -- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- CULTURAL LIFE -- HISTORY -- LAND -- BIHAR -- ECONOMY -- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- CULTURAL LIFE -- HISTORY -- SIKIM -- LAND -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY -- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- CULTURAL LIFE -- HISTORY -- LAND -- WEST BENGAL -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY -- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- CULTURAL LIFE -- HISTORY -- CHAPTER 11 SELECTED CENTRAL INDIAN STATES -- GUJARAT -- LAND -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY.

GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- CULTURAL LIFE -- HISTORY -- MADHYA PRADESH -- LAND -- ECONOMY -- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- CULTURAL LIFE -- HISTORY -- MAHARASHTRA -- LAND -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY -- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- CULTURAL LIFE -- HISTORY -- CHAPTER 12 SELECTED SOUTHERN INDIAN STATES -- ANDHRA PRADESH -- LAND -- ECONOMY -- PEOPLE -- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- CULTURAL LIFE -- HISTORY -- GOA -- LAND -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY -- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- HISTORY -- LAND -- KERALA -- LAND -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY -- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- CULTURAL LIFE -- TAMIL NADU -- LAND -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY -- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- CULTURAL LIFE -- HISTORY -- CHAPTER 13 INDIA'S UNION TERRITORIES -- ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS -- LAND -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY -- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- HISTORY -- CHANDIGARH -- HISTORY -- THE CONTEMPORARY CITYAND TERRITORY -- DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI -- GEOGRAPHY -- HISTORY -- DAMAN AND DIU -- GEOGRAPHY -- HISTORY -- LAKSHADWEEP -- LAND -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY -- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- HISTORY -- PUDUCHERY -- GEOGRAPHY -- HISTORY -- CHAPTER 14 THE KASHMIR REGION -- REGIONAL HISTORY -- KASHMIR TO 1947 -- THE KASHMIR PROBLEM -- CHINESE INTERESTS -- JAMMU AND KASHMIR -- LAND -- PEOPLE -- ECONOMY -- GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX: STATISTICAL SUMMARY -- GLOSSARY -- FOR FURTHER READING -- INDEX -- BACK COVER.