Contents: Editor note,Preface,Introduction,The himalaya,The sedimentary basins of the himalaya,The himalaya its relation with mountain ranges of central Asia,Geology of lesser himalaya A Kumaon sector,Geology of lesser himalaya B- Garhwal sector,Geology of lesser himalaya C- Himachal sector,An appraisal of the stratigraphy of the lesser himalayan zone,Petrography of metamorphites,Tectonics and structure of lesser himalayan zones,Metamorphic history,Economic resources,Bibliography.
