Activities

The main objective of the Association is to promote Population Geography as an area of specialization through both teaching and research. Since its inception, the Association has regularly published the journal, Population Geography. The journal’s main objective is to develop a general frame of reference for those interested in studying population patterns and processes from a spatial perspective.

However, the idea to bring out a journal on this theme was not indigenous. Dr. Manjit Singh Sidhu, a post-graduate student of the department from Malaysia, provided seed money to launch the journal. Enamoured by Professor Gosal’s commitment to the discipline and admiring the eminence of the department in population studies, he was enthused to donate Rs. 10,000/- for starting the publication of the journal. Strange and unique is the truth that whereas in most cases a society or Association feels the collective need for a journal, in the case of Population Geography, it was the creation of the journal that called for the formation of the Association of Population Geographers of India.

The Association celebrates April 1 as Founder’s Day of the Association. A Memorial Lecture in honour of Professor G.S. Gosal is regularly organized on this date. It coincides with his birthday.