Geography

Dr. B.N. Shivalingappa Designation Professor and Chairman Email Id bnsmgm@yahoo.co.in Phone No +91 821 2419697

Brief History of Department

 

    The Department of Studies in Geography was started in the year 1959-60.   Prior to this, Geography was being taught for undergraduate students at Maharaja’s College, a constituent college of Mysore University.  Prof. Syed Nazir Ahmed, a master degree holder from the Aligarh Muslim University was the pioneer person to start Geography in Mysore University.  Later Dr.Ghori, FRGS and M.Salar Masood joined the contingent of Geography teachers at Maharaja’s College.

    Keeping in view of the need for Master degree course in Geography, the University of Mysore with the support of His Highness Sri Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar, the then Chancellor of University of Mysore, encouraged to start P.G.Course in Geography.  This is the first and the oldest Geography department in Karnataka and second in the whole of South India, Prof. G.K.Ghori Ph.D., F.R.G.S.London, and the direct disciple of a great Geographer of his age, Sir L.Dudley stamp, was the first person to head the Department. Initially, the department was situated at Maharaja’s College and later shifted to Manasagangotri, Campus in the year 1962-63.  In the beginning the classes were conducted at.  Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion and shifted to the present place in the year 1965.

    Dr. R.P.Mishra took over the headship of the department in 1965 and under his able leadership the department achieved good progress.  Prof. Mishra, by his untiring efforts and dynamism placed the Geography department on the map of world Universities. He advocated Regional Planning and Developmental Studies in greater heights and as a result, the institute of Development Studies (IDS), with an interdisciplinary approach emerged  as an off-shoot of the Department of geography.  He brought men and resources from  far and wide to develop the department.

    Dr.P.D.Mahadev later succeeded as  Professor and Chairman, he was a renoured scholar specializing in Urban and regional Planning.  Prof. K.Ranganath, Prof. P.Jayaramaiah, Prof.Udayakumar, Prof.Rajashekar Shetty and Prof.C.Chowdaiah also served the department in succeeding years.

 

Chairs/Fellowship/Medals (if any)

Three Gold Medals are instituted for the top Scorer in M.Sc Examination
 1. The Bhoogola Shasta gold medal, UOM
 2. Nanjundaradhya memorial gold medal 
 3. Prof.P.Jayaramaiah abimanigala chinned padaka

Best Practices (if any) 

1) Personality development programs have been conducted for the students on a regular basis
2) Organizing Professional tours for the students every year
3) We have collaboration with software companies to find placements for our students
4) To organize seminars and workshops. Etc.,

Individual teacher’s on-going research projects

­	Name	Research Project Title	Funding Agency	Amount sanctioned	Date of commencement	Expected date of completion
1.	Dr.P.Jayashree	Water Resource management of the Cauvery River Basin	UGC	5,54,200	April-2008	April-2010
2.	Dr. Krishna Murthy & Dr. H. Nagaraj	Crime pattern analysis in Mysore city using Geographical Information System.	UGC	3.5 lakhs	Jan 2006	Since UGC has not sanctioned the second installment amount, the report has not been submitted.