The Department of Geography is one of the oldest departments in the region which was established by the Department of Higher Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh under the Agra University in DSB College on August 19, 1951. The department was established under the charismatic leadership of great geographer and scholar Prof Mohammad Yunus. It earned the reputation of a centre of excellence in Geography under the patronage of highly qualified teachers who joined the Department. It has the credit of organizing the field study meeting of International Geographical congress held in India for the first time in 1968. It also became a known training centre for organizing summer schools and imparting geographical knowledge on the Himalayan region to many national and international researchers in geography and other disciplines. The Department has also the privilege of hosting the first International Summer School on L...
Geography Department: DSB Campus, Nainital
The Department of Geography is one of the oldest departments in the region which was established by the Department of Higher Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh under the Agra University in DSB College on August 19, 1951. The department was established under the charismatic leadership of great geographer and scholar Prof Mohammad Yunus. It earned the reputation of a centre of excellence in Geography under the patronage of highly qualified teachers who joined the Department. It has the credit of organizing the field study meeting of International Geographical congress held in India for the first time in 1968. It also became a known training centre for organizing summer schools and imparting geographical knowledge on the Himalayan region to many national and international researchers in geography and other disciplines. The Department has also the privilege of hosting the first International Summer School on Land use Studies in association with Padm shree Prof. M.Safi of Aligarh Muslim University in 1965.
The Department offers under graduate, post graduate teaching and Ph.D Degree in Geography. The Department has evolved many new courses, which have been widely acclaimed as the frontiers in Geography. Agriculture Geography, Geomorphology and Applied Geomorphology, Environmental Geography, Development and Planning, Cultural Geography, Geoinformatics (GIS & RS), Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change, Mountain Geography, Geography of Marginalization and Globalization, Resource Management etc are some of the specializations available in the Department.
The department has progressed tremendously under the chairmanship of Prof O.P.Singh, a renowned scholar of Urban Geography, Prof D.C.Pande, known for his expertise in the field of Agriculture Geography and Prof R Chand, known for his contributions in the area of Globalization and Marginalization. Currently the department is moving ahead under the dynamic leadership of Prof Ravindra K Pande, considered to be a name of international fame in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management with the support and cooperation of Prof P.C.Tewari, an expert of international repute in climate change and sustainability, Prof R.C.Joshi known for his contribution in application of RS/GIS in geomorphology, Dr Anita Pande, a name in the area of landform dynamics, Dr Manisha Tripathy Dubey known for her contribution in hydrology and hill slope dynamics, Dr Mohan Lal working in the area of agriculture development in Himalaya and Sri Prakash Chauniyal specializing in horticulture potentials of Himalaya. Our vision is “be a change maker” and our mission is “Impart knowledge with skill development” because we believe in “Earth is changing and so we are”.
