Utility of Geography As a School Subject in India

ABSTRACT

Geography as a regular school subject was introduced by the British in the early part of the twentieth century. Thereafter it has gone through several changes, Geography as a regular school subject was introduced by the British in the early part of the twentieth century. Thereafter it has gone through several changes and evolved with the evolving history of education in India. The author tries to track down the evolution and to explore the dynamics, popularity and utility of geography as a school subject in India.

School geography in India started within a colonial framework with disciplinary approach. Its content had huge input from physical and regional geography like elsewhere, especially in Europe. After the independence of the country, priorities were re-defined and education underwent changes in different time phases. But the approach of the 21 century marked some perceptible changes in Indian education, both in the school and the universities. One of these changes in school education was the integrated approach in Social Sciences till the secondary stage. 

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