A thorough and contextual text that analyses India's many approaches to handling both natural and man-made calamities. Various policies, programmes, structures, institutions, procedures, and functionaries who contribute to disaster management in India are subjected to critical evaluation. It aims to inspire readers to reconsider the entire discourse on disasters and their management, as well as to build resilience to disasters in their daily lives and deal with any unanticipated natural or human-made calamity. Important characteristics: investigates disaster management from a multidisciplinary angle. lucid explanation of concepts with tables, maps, flowcharts, suitable examples, and practise assignments. comprehensive analysis of numerous theoretical underpinnings required to grasp the concept of disaster management.