Land and People of Indian States & Union Territories (India) Volume Vol. 1st [Hardcover]

About The Author:- The Editors S.C. Bhatt, had been a writer and journalist with long years of experience as head of important departments in the government. He headed the News Services Division of All India Radio, Publications Division, Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) and Research and Reference Division. In the last mentioned department it was his responsibility to produce papers and writeups on matters of importance to the government and the public. Under his supervision the "INDIA-A Reference Annual" was produced, both from the Research as well as Reference division. Gopal Bhargava, a prolific writer and author of several books, was a senior official in Town and Country Planning Organization, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India. First educated at Mayo College Ajmer, and a Post -graduate in Economics from Lucknow University, he is a regular contributor to leading newspapers and academic journals. So far, he has published a good number of papers and articles on various issues, concerning urban development, which is his forte. The map given on the back cover jacket is only illustrative and not true to scale. Contents:- Contents: List of Tables 12: Preface 13: Introduction 15: 1. History 17-28: India-Gupta and Harsha-The Classical Age; The Southern Rivals;: Southern Dynasties in India; The Mughal Empire.: 2. Physical Aspects 29-34: Physical Background; Physical Features; Geological Structure;: Rivers; Climate; Flora; Fauna.: 3. Population 35-70: Population; Population Density; Sex Ratio; Literacy.: 4. Scheduled Caste 71-78: Welfare of Scheduled Castes; Constitutional Safeguards.: 5. Scheduled Tribe 79-85: Scheduled Tribes Development; Special Central Assistance; Scheme: for Primitive Tribal Groups; Tribal Research Institutes.: 6. Other Backward Classes 87-115: Welfare of Backward Classes; National Backward Classes Finance: and Development Corporation; Schemes for the Welfare of the OBCs;: Identification of OBCs; Parliament/Legist