Long Trek to India and Freedom: Daring Escape by Three Indian Army Officers from Japanese POW camp

Jasbir Singh, former Professor of Agricultural Geography, is currently Professor Emeritus at Kurukshetra University, Haryana (India). A Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom), he has an extensive experience of teaching and guiding research. He has authored An agricultural atlas of India: A geographical analysis (1974); The green revolution in India-how green it is (1974); An agricultural geography of Haryana (1976); Agricultural geography(1984); Determinants of agricultural productivity (1985); Agro-environmental units and agricultural land0use planning (1988); Dynamics of agricultural change in India (1990); Technological and socio-economic changes in agriculture in India – a case study (1992); Geomonitoring of biophysical environment and area development (1993); Resource planning atlas of South and Southwestern Haryana (1993); Agricultural geography – revised edition (1994), and Resource Planning Atlas of Western Haryana (1996). Presently, he is working on a research programme titled “Resource planning atlas of Northeastern Haryana”. In addition to these reference works , he has published several articles in the field of agricultural geography in various journals of national and international repute. He was a University Grants Commission’s National Social science Research. At present, he is Member Secretary of the National Committee for International Geographical Union. He has participated in several Seminars and Natioinal / International Conference at home an abroad. He is life member of various geographical organizations.