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{{Infobox organization
| name                = National Geographical Society of India
| logo                = NGSI Logo.jpg
| logo_size           = 
| image               = 
| formation           = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|1946}}
| founder             = Professor Harbans Lal Chhibbar (1899-1955)
| founding_location   = Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
| type                = Learned Society
| headquarters        = Department of Geography, Banaras Hindu University
| language            = English, Hindi
| leader_title        = Honorary Secretary
| leader_name         = Professor V. N. Sharma, Department of Geography, BHU
| awards              = 1. Jawahar Lal Nehru Medal 
2. Vallabh Bhai Patel Medal
3. Madan Mohan Malviya Medal
| website             = www.ngsi.in
}}

The '''National Geographical Society of India''' (NGSI) is a [[Engineering:Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] [[Organization:Learned society|scientific and educational society]] and professional body for [[Earth:Geography|geography]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=History – NGSI – National Geographical Society of India|url=https://ngsi.in/history/|access-date=2021-01-09|language=en-CA}}</ref> Established in 1946 at the Department of Geography, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, it is one of the oldest and leading professional bodies for geography in India. The stated aim of the society is to advance geographical knowledge and support geographers in India and around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Banaras Hindu University |url=https://bhu.ac.in/science/geography/ngsi/ |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=bhu.ac.in}}</ref>

== History ==
It was founded in 1946 by Harbans Lal Chhibbar (1899–1955),<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Kayastha|first=Shanti Lal|date=1955|title=Dr. H.L. Chhibber: Obituary|url=https://www.bhu.ac.in/science/geography/OurPastMasters.pdf|journal=National Geographical Journal of India|volume=1|pages=62|via=}}</ref> a noted [[Geologist|geologist]] and [[Geographer|geographer]] who also founded the Department of Geography at Banaras Hindu University. He was succeeded by Ram Lochan Singh<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Singh|first=Dr Rana P. B.|date=2002-01-01|title=Professor Ram Lochan Singh(1917–2001)|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2002.11081350|journal=Tourism Recreation Research|volume=27|issue=1|pages=i|doi=10.1080/02508281.2002.11081350|s2cid=178726798 |issn=0250-8281}}</ref> (1917–2001), who earned a doctorate from the [[Organization:London School of Economics|London School of Economics]].

Between 1955 and 1970, the activities of NGSI expanded. In 1964, "Research Publication Series’ was launched, and the Society grew through hosting seminars, conferences, and symposiums; Summer School (1966); collaboration with the [[Organization:International Geographical Union|International Geographical Union]] and leading international geographers from different centers of eminence across the world.

In the yethe ar 1971, Silver Jubilee of NGSI was celebrated zy organising a symposium on "Rural Settlements in Monsoon Asia" on behalf of the IGU Commission.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/623940|title=Rural settlements in monsoon Asia; proceedings of I.G.U. symposia at Varanasi and Tokyo.|date=1972|publisher=National Geographical Society of India on behalf of the I[nternational] G[eographical] U[nion] Commission|editor-last=Singh|editor-first=R. L|location=Varanasi|language=English|oclc=623940|editor-last2=International Geographical Union}}</ref> This occasion was also marked by the release of the book India: A Regional Geography (ed. R.L. Singh).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=R L|date=1971|title=India: A Regional Geography|url=http://www.indianculture.gov.in/india-regional-geography|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-09|website=INDIAN CULTURE|language=en}}</ref> This monumental work earned international repute and recognition for the Society and appreciation for the Indian geographers’ insight,, abilityand rigour.

== Scientific publications ==
=== Journals ===

==== ''National Geographical Journal of India'' ====
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| abbreviation = Natl. Geogr. J. India
| discipline = [[Earth:Geography|Geography]]
| editor = Srabani Sanyal
| publisher = National Geographical Society of India, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University
| country = India
| history = 1955–present
| frequency = Quarterly
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| ISSN = 0027-9374
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| LCCN = 59032766
| OCLC = 1606287
| website = https://ngji.in/index.php/ngji/index
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| link2 = https://ngji.in/index.php/ngji/issue/archive
| link2-name = Online archive
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The ''National Geographical Journal of India'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed [[Academic journal|academic journal]] covering research on all aspects of [[Earth:Geography|geography]]. It is published by the National Geographical Society of India, which is housed at the Department of Geography, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Banaras Hindu University |url=https://bhu.ac.in/research_pub/ngji/ |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=bhu.ac.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About the Journal {{!}} National Geographical Journal of India |url=https://ngji.in/index.php/ngji/about |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=ngji.in}}</ref> The journal was established in 1955. The [[Social:Editor-in-chief|editor-in-chief]] is Srabani Sanyal of the Department of Geography of Banaras Hindu University.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Geographical Journal of India |url=https://ngji.in/index.php/ngji |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=ngji.in}}</ref> In 1972, NGJI was ranked 50th among periodical titles internationally in a quantitative analysis of periodical articles in geography and their distribution.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Aiyepeku |first=Wilson O. |date=1972 |title=The Periodical Literature of Geography |journal=Libri |volume=22 |issue=3 |pages=169–182 |doi=10.1515/LIBR.1972.22.3.169|s2cid=143885810 }}</ref>

==== ''Rashtriya Bhaugolik Patrika'' ====
''Rashtriya Bhaugolik Patrika (''{{Trans|National Geographical Journal|i=yes}}) is the biannual [[Social:Hindi|Hindi]] journal published since 2010 by the NGSI with an ISSN of 2230-9942. It was started at the 150th birth anniversary of Mahamana Madan Mohan Malviya.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Banaras Hindu University |url=https://bhu.ac.in/research_pub/rbp/ |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=bhu.ac.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Jha |first1=Darshan Kumar |last2=Tripathi |first2=V.K. |date=December 2017 |title=उत्तरआधुनिकतावाद एवं उत्तरआधुनिक भूगोल : एक परिचर्चा (Postmodernism and Postmodern Geography : A discussion) |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334001503 |journal=राष्ट्रीय भौगोलिक पत्रिका (Rashtriya Bhaugolik Patrika) |volume=8 |issue=2 |pages=1}}</ref>

==== Inactive publications ====
* Bulletins of National Geographical Society of India<ref>{{Cite web|title=NGSI Bulletin No. 1, August 1946 {{!}} National Geographical Journal of India|url=https://ngji.in/index.php/home/issue/view/24|access-date=2021-01-09|website=ngji.in}}</ref> [1946-1954]
* Geo-Sciences Journal [1986-1989]

=== Books ===
The Society has published over 60 bulletins, research reports, books, and monographs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Publications – NGSI – National Geographical Society of India|url=https://ngsi.in/publications/|access-date=2021-01-09|language=en-CA}}</ref> Some of the important ones are mentioned below. 
# India: A Regional Geography<ref name=":1" /> 
# Rural Settlments in Monsoon Asia<ref name=":0" />
# Clan Settlements in Saran Plain<ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=RPB|url=https://www.amazon.com/Settlements-Saran-Plain-Middle-Valley/dp/B000E4WZJQ|title=Clan Settlements in the Saran Plain (Middle Ganga Valley): A Study in Cultural Geography|publisher=National Geographical Society of India|year=1977|isbn=|location=Varanasi, India|pages=}}</ref>

== Past conferences ==
Between 1966 and 2020, the Society organized over 45 national and international seminars.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Banaras Hindu University, Faculty of Science,Department of Geography, Varanasi|url=https://www.bhu.ac.in/science/geography/seminar.php|access-date=2021-01-09|website=www.bhu.ac.in}}</ref> Four each were sponsored by the International Geographical Union and the University Grants Commission (New Delhi). National Summer School in "Applied Geography" (1–10 November 1966) was the first ever conference or symposium organized by the NGSI. IGU-sponsored conferences were conducted in 1968, 1971, 1975, and 1979; the first one was focused on urban geography, and the other three were focused on rural settlements.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}{{Banaras Hindu University|state=expanded}}

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