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About the Book:
In present times, when climate change and water conservation are among the
most pressing issues, this book is particularly relevant in drawing attention
to historical models that could provide valuable insight and inspiration for
future solutions. Much can be learnt from India’s rich systems of harvesting
and distributing rainwater and groundwater through a variety of architecture,
some of which are engineering and aesthetic marvels. The essays in this edition,
written by specialists from around the world, adopt an interdisciplinary approach
to the subject, bringing together older research and new findings.
Content:
Introduction
1. Urban Planning at Bundi: Subterranean Water Structures
2. Jaigarh in Amber: Techniques of Water Harvesting
3. Ecomoral Aesthetics at Mathura’s Vishram Ghat: Three Ways of Seeing
a River
4. “Waters should be made to flow...”: Babur’s Obsession with
Running Water
5. Barapula Nallah and Its Tributaries: Watershed Architecture in Sultanate
and Mughal Delhi
6. Jaipur’s Waterscape: A Cultural Perspective
7. Jaina Sites: Water Structures and Symbolism
8. Water in South Indian Temples: Tirthas, Tanks and Vasanta-Mandapas
9. Ellora-Khuldabad-Daulatabad: Water and Sacred Spaces
About the Author:
Jutta Jain-Neubauer has been engaged with the study of water
and architecture in various regions of India for more than 35 years, starting
with her pioneering work on The Stepwells of Gujarat in Art-historical Perspective
(1981).
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