School of Humanities

This paper examines the impact of environmental change on traditional ironworking societies in the Chotanagpur Plateau, in Eastern India, particularly in Purulia (West Bengal) and Hazaribagh and Chatra (Jharkhand). Part of the Iron Belt due to the rich mineral resources,  traditionally these regions were home to communities of indigenous iron smelters and blacksmiths such as the Asur, Lohra, Karmakar, and Karmali.

This paper examines the impact of environmental change on traditional ironworking societies in the Chotanagpur Plateau, in Eastern India, particularly in Purulia (West Bengal) and Hazaribagh and Chatra (Jharkhand). Part of the Iron Belt due to the rich mineral resources,  traditionally these regions were home to communities of indigenous iron smelters and blacksmiths such as the Asur, Lohra, Karmakar, and Karmali.

Rajani, M.B. (2025). Editorial: Cartographies of Culture: Exploring India’s Heritage Through Geospatial Analysis. In: Rajani, M. (eds) Spatial Narratives of India's Heritage: Integrating Geospatial Analysis in the Humanities. Springer, Singapore.

Pareek, S. (2025). The Tactical Role of Mysorean Rockets: A Geospatial Perspective. In: Rajani, M. (eds) Spatial Narratives of India's Heritage: Integrating Geospatial Analysis in the Humanities. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-0117-5_13

Muralidhar, S. (2025). Application of Geospatial Technology in Analyzing Srirangapatna Fort’s Structural Remains. In: Rajani, M. (eds) Spatial Narratives of India's Heritage: Integrating Geospatial Analysis in the Humanities. Springer, Singapore.