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This book attempts to explore the possibility of rediscovering the roots of unity of the South Asian countries. Describing the nations, nationalities and nationalism in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and India, it makes a comprehensive study of their geographical features, shared history and political evolution. Taking a close look at their shifting identities, it also presents a detailed account of their society and social formations, ethnic antecedents, race and caste, regions and regionalism, culture realms, languages, and economic as well as human development. About the Author Aijazuddin Ahmad is Professor of Geography at the Jawaharlal Nehru University and a former Chairman, Centre for the Study of Regional Development. Born in 1932, he was educated at the Aligarh Muslim University where he served on the faculty of the Department of Geography for a decade before joining the Jawaharlal Nehru University in 1972. His research interests include Social Geography, Historical Geography, Regions and Regionalism, Man-Environment Interaction in Arid and Mountainous Regions and Agricultural Climatology. His recent contribution to research have been published in Indian and foreign journals.