04567nam 22006495 450 991074322270332120230712183611.0981-16-6415-3981-16-6413-7981-16-6415-310.1007/978-981-16-6415-1(MiAaPQ)EBC6997683(Au-PeEL)EBL6997683(CKB)22892162300041(DE-He213)978-981-16-6415-1(PPN)268211396(EXLCZ)992289216230004120220520d2022 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPractising Cultural Geographies Essays in Honour of Rana P. B. Singh /edited by Ravi S. Singh, Bharat Dahiya, Arun K. Singh, Padma C. Poudel1st ed. 2022.Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :Imprint: Springer,2022.1 online resource (599 pages)Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,2198-2554Print version: Singh, Ravi S. Practising Cultural Geographies Singapore : Springer,c2022 9789811664137 Introduction: Essays in Honour of Rana P.B. Singh -- Rana Pratap Bahadur Singh, ‘Rana-ji’: Academic Contributions, Professional Career and Recognition -- Making of a Dweller Indian Cultural Geographer: In Conversation with Professor Rana P.B. Singh -- Theoretical Perspectives on Landscape Perception -- Sacredscapes vis-à-vis Faithscapes: Cultural Landscapes of Ayodhya, a Holy-Heritage City of India -- Char Landscapes of the Brahmaputra Riverine Tract, Assam: Elements of Evolution and Cultural Ecology -- Re-connecting Communities with Public Spaces: A Proposal for Rejuvenation of Sacred kunds in the Historic city of Varanasi -- The Priesthood of the Temple of Viṭhobā in Pandharpur, Maharashtra -- Geographical Spread of Hindu Religion and Culture into the West -- Geographical Patterns of Indigenous Religious Belief Systems in North-East India: A Case Study .-Kautilya’s Political Geography – Concepts and Ideas: An Example of Ancient Indian Geographical Thinking -- Genealogy and Its Role in Matrimony: A Study of Panji System of Mithila Region, Bihar (India) -- The Two Faces of Bodhgayā -- Local Knowledge Education on School Students and Vernacular Landscape Identity Promoting: a case of Dongshan Town, Suzhou, China -- The Misings of Assam in the Midst of Tradition and Modernity: A Comparative Study of Selected Rural and Urban Areas -- Lumbini, Nepal: The Birthplace of Buddha and the Powerful Place of Pilgrimage in the World -- Pañcakroshi Yatra: Symbolic Manifestation of the Spatial to the Spiritual -- Cultural Tourism based Regional Development in Rajasthan, India -- Baul-Sufi Interface and Cultural Tourism: A Study in Northern Rarh of West Bengal, India -- Cultural Images of Kolkata: A Contemporary Perspective -- Situating Animals in the Aesthetics of a Global City: Stray Cattle and Dairy Farmers in Delhi, India -- Urban Sanitation in Indian Cities: Reflections from Varanasi -- Perspective on Agricultural Land Use Trajectory in the Peri-Urban Interface of a Developing Economy: A Case of Aligarh City.This festschrift honours Prof. Rana P.B. Singh who has dedicated his life to teaching and conducting research on cultural geography with a ‘dweller Indian perspective’. The book focuses on the cultural geographies of India, and to an extent that of South Asia. It is a rich collection of 23 essays on the themes apprised by him, covering landscapes, religion, heritage, pilgrimage and tourism, and human settlements.Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements,2198-2554Physical geographyGeographyArchitectureEnvironmental sciencesSocial aspectsPhysical GeographyGeographyCities, Countries, RegionsEnvironmental Social SciencesPhysical geography.Geography.Architecture.Environmental sciencesSocial aspects.Physical Geography.Geography.Cities, Countries, Regions.Environmental Social Sciences.304.2Singh Ravi S.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910743222703321Practising Cultural Geographies2876375UNINA