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Merry geographic Christmas to you!>

When latitude rules Santa Claus and Christmas, you get a pretty confusing picture! Thing are not the same everywhere. 

U.S. National Geography Standards for GeoVidyaa>

18 standards mapped over six “essential elements”, applicable worldwide, and can be adapted with local examples and case studies.

The power of maps>

What are maps? What do they tell us? How can they help bring geographical thinking to help teach not just Geography but also art, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, etc.? Teachers in Kuppam found out.

Karaga Festival in Bangalore>

A myth and metaphor enacted in an urban geographic context — The Bangalore karaga.

Book review: Mythical Space, Cosmology and Landscape>

“The book makes an important point through its arguments for understanding how mythical spaces inform people’s current critical and practical engagement with the geographic spaces that they traverse, occupy, and negotiate.”

Student lecture: Geography and all that Jazz>

What do jazz music, Africa, cotton farming, Indian spirituality, and a triangle have to do with Geography? On 18 March 2007, we found out.

My guru: Mr. B. Narasanna (1920-1987)>

Saturday, 4 December 1971.

It was the 2nd period. Eighty of us, all boys, at National High School, Standard 8, Room N7 were restless. We were milling about, making noise.

Welcome aboard!>

Happy New Year!

Welcome to the geography blog at the The Indian Institute of Geographical Studies (TIIGS) site.

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