Land and People of Indian States & Union Territories (Meghalaya) VOL. 18 - 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 11: Preface 13: Introduction 15: 1. History 17-20: Advent of the British.: 2. Physical Aspects 21-24: Location; Area; Altitude; Climate; Physiography; Soils; Hills;: Rivers.: 3 Population 25-41: Data Relevant to Population; Characetristics of People; Social: Structure of the Society.: 4. Scheduled Castes 43-52: Need for Emancipation of Dalits.: 5 Scheduled Tribe 53-60: World of Tribal Communities; Tribal Development and Social: Scientists.: 6 Other Backward Classes 61-63: Reservation Policy and Backward Castes; The Depressed Classes: Vis-a-vis Backward Castes.