Research & Services
Geography is a discipline that empowers research to be holistic. Geography helps us to understand and deploy the power of the myriad interconnections among the natural and cultural environments that humans occupy and share with other sentient beings. The discipline of Geography also offers powerful tools with which research can be made more integrative, imaginative, and powerful.
Research at the IIGS has thus far included areas such as spaces and sexualities, religions and belief systems, and urban documentation. Research areas that we hope to embark upon include geographic data, GIS, and field methods.
Research scholars are invited to take advantage of our Geography Residency Program. A comfortable living and working space with easy access to most major urban amenities and to broadband services. This facility will be especially useful for graduate students and researchers wishing to engage in research while stationed in Bangalore. For rates, availability, and other information, please contact us.
The Indian Institute of Geographical Studies provides services to four broad constituencies:
- Civil society organizations (e.g., NGOs)
- Educational institutions
- Individual students, teachers, researchers
- The public
The services include:
- Data capacity building for social service organizations
- Teacher capacity building
- Research support
- Syllabus-independent activities for students
- Syllabus-linked Geography educational materials (e.g.: modules, lessons, etc.)
- For the development of interdisciplinary skills of analysis and synthesis.
These services are offered online and offline as appropriate.
On-line delivery of educational materials such as modules, lesson ideas, and other resources are currently under development and will be launched very soon. A blog will also be launched soon which will have current Geography-related writings that will be useful to students and others.
Off-line services include workshops for teachers, public presentations on various topics and their geographies.
In both formats, The Indian Institute of Geographical Studies will publish different kinds of materials that will aid the achievement of its goals.