Ecology and Land Use Pattern in Gudalur Taluk Nilgiris: A Geographical Study (An Old and Rare Book)

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About the Book The Book tries to analyse, interpret and document the exis sing land use keeping in view the ecological perspective of a very sensitive ecological region-the Nilgiris-Wynad which again forms the Gudalur Taluk of Nilgiri Dis- trict, Tamilnadu. It has dealt two very important human activities of the region-the traditional agricul- ture and contemporary agriculture/ plantation agriculture. The book has six chapters. The first chapter deals with various ecological con- ditions-physiography, drainage, flora and fauna, Climate along with traditional agricultural system forms the fourth chapter. The second chapter deals with the. people of the region. Emphasis has been given to understand the ethnic character of the population because each and every human society tries to muster the environ- mental resources according to their specific cultural knowledge and belief. The third chapter deals with the changing/existing landuse pattern of the taluk. The fourth and fifth chapters deal with tradi tional agricultural system and con- temporary agricultural system/ plantation agricultural system respectively. These two systems are the results of organised human octivities in the region controlled and supported by the ecosystem. The last chapter deals with change which has occurred on the physical and cultural landscape of the region.

This understanding of the complexity of man environment relationship with reference to changing landuse pattern draw its. sustenance from the author's geo- graphical field research in the region for nearly six months spreading in between 1979, 1980 and 1981. However an important aim of this book is to provide an understanding of the changing en- vironment scenario of the region.

About the Author Dr. Arun Kumar Singh (b. 1948) did his M.A. (Geo- graphy) in 1971 from the Univer- sity of Ranchi and Ph. D. from the University of Burdwan in the year 1978. After working in Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation, Calcutta. Dr. Singh joined Anthropological Survey of India in the year 1977. He has conducted fieldwork in the Silent Valley of Kerala and among the various tribal popula- tion such as: Savaras, Konda Reedies and Konda Dhoras of Andhra Pradesh, Paniyan and Kattu Naicken of Nilgiri District, Tamilnadu, Baigas of Maudla Dis- trict, Madhya Pradesh and Apa- tanis of Lower Subansiri District, Arunachal Pradesh.

Dr. Singh is Life Fellow of Geographical Society of India Cal- cutta, Allahabad Geographical Society Allahabad, National Asso- ciation of Geographers India and Indian Anthropological Society Calcutta. He is author of two books (one joint) and has pub- lished nearly 20 scientific papers in various scientific and reputed journals of Geography and in edited volumes. He has attended many seminars and symposia, Dr. Singh's interest lies in the field of Urban Geography, Population Geography and Human Geography with emphasis on the study of Man Environment relationship.

Preface The aim of this investigation was to ascertain the state of indigenous metalcraft in India today, the position of metal artisans, and to prepare a contemporary record of the techniques employed by the artisans. Special attention was paid to the study of metalcraft in brass, bell-metal and bronze. Other metalcraft was only briefly noticed, and iron was excluded.

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