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Dehradun, the gateway and capital Uttarakhand is situated in Doon Valley. It is endowed with rich mineral, forest resources, agriculture and climatic conditions. The city has acquired a cosmopolitan character due to a number of professional organization and research institutes. Dehradun also has an added to a large number of students. As a result of the existence of schools and higher research and training institutions, Dehradun has an extremely high rate of literacy which is among the highest in the entire country. All these factors have helped Dehradun to become a good center for institutions of excellence. The book is an out come of the deliberations during the seminar held on the occasion of silver jubilee celebrations of the North West Regional center of the Anthological Survey of India. The seminar was conducted as an effort to involve academicians from various fields in this city, as also ourselves, in a systematic of Dehradu city. The first session deliberated on papers pertaining to environmental and bicultural aspects of the city, whereas second discussed socio-cultural scenario of the city. In all 12 papers have included in the present book, covering topics as varied as health, communal issues and industrial development.
ISBN : 9788183872188
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Pages : 136
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