Enayat Ahmad (1 August 1923 – 10 December 1999) was an Indian geographer known for his contribution to the study of the geography of India, especially his interpretation of the evolution of drainage systems in the Himalayas and his writings on tropical coastal geomorphology. He wrote books on geomorphology, geology, and the Himalayas in addition to papers in academic journals. Early life and education Born in the village of Harpur near Siwan in Bihar, Ahmad received his education in Basti, Uttar Pradesh, and later at Aligarh Muslim University. While still a boy, he was fascinated by nature and rivers. He had an innate love for geography, and while playing on the white sandbanks of the Gandaki River in his village, he would spend hours drawing the map of India on the sands. He took a keen interest in gardening, sketching and was adept in the Persian language. After completing his Master of Science degree from AMU, he was chosen as a state scholar to pursue his doctorate from the London School of Economics and Political Science and received a scholarship for the same His thesis was titled Settlements in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (1949) and described by Oskar Spate as "the best and most detailed" dissertation on settlements. Career 1945–1946: Lecturer at the Aligarh Muslim University 1946–1949: PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science 1949–1955: Lecturer at Patna University 1955–1983: Head of the Department of Geography, Ranchi University 1983–1985: Professor Emeritus, Ranchi University 1985–1987: Vice-Chancellor, Magadh University 1987–1999: Professor Emeritus, Ranchi University Books Coastal Geomorphology of India, 1972, New Delhi, Orient Longman Soil Erosion in India, 1973, New Delhi, Asia Publishing House Bihar: A Physical, Economic and Regional Geography, 1965, Ranchi University Social and Geographical Aspects of Human Settlements, 1979, New Delhi, Classical Publications Geography of the Himalaya, 1992, New Delhi, Kalyani Publishers Regional Planning with Particular Reference to India, 1980, New Delhi, Oriental Publishers, and Distributors Some aspects of Indian geography, 1976, Allahabad, Central Book Depot Settlements in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (Ph.D. thesis) Physical Geography, 1982, New Delhi, Kalyani Publishers Geomorphology, 1985, New Delhi, Kalyani Publishers He translated into Urdu two geography textbooks - F J Monkhouse's The Principles of Physical Geography and Paul Vidal de La Blache's The Principles of Human Geography. Research papers Ahmad wrote research papers on various aspects of geology, geography, and geomorphology of India,