Architecture of India

One definition of a great civilization is the magnificence of its architectural legacy, and India is surely among the foremost.  The country is dotted with the remains of ages gone by, many world famous like the Taj and Qutab Minar, and some still cloaked in obscurity, off the tourist circuit, waiting to be 'discovered', but architectural gems nevertheless.

Architecture of India - is an attempt to present the Indian architecture for what it is:
an intelligent, innovative response to local conditions.

Articles by Ashish Nangia
Introduction 
The Indus Valley Civilization  
The Vedic Age  
Communion with the Soul: The rise of Buddhism  
The Evolution of the Temple  
Poetry in Stone: Crystallization of the Hindu Temple  
Rock Cut Architecture  
        Elephanta Caves : Photo Essay  
The North Indian Style Evolves  
Theories and Principles of Indian Temple Construction  
The Glorious Culmination  
Tamil Magnificence - Developments in South India  
The Temple Cities of the South  
The Hoysalas of Karnataka  
Death of an Empire: The Ruins of Hampi 
The Islamic Influence  
The Towers of God  
Consolidation and Continuation: The Beginnings of an Indo-Islamic Culture  
The Megalomania of Ala-ud-Din Khilji  
The Tughlaq Years  
Firoz Shah and After  
The End of the Delhi Sultanate  
Integration and Absorption : Regional Variations of Islamic Architecture 
The Pleasure Palaces of Mandu  
Brick and Bamboo at Bengal   
The Deccan : Gulbarga and Bidar  
The Deccan : Golconda and Bijapur 
Rajput Architecture : The Beginning of a National Identity 
A Quirk of Fate – Babur, Humayun and Sher Shah   
The Mughal Empire : Fortresses and Citadels 
Fatehpur Sikri : The City of Victory  
Splendor and Decadence in Delhi 
The Mughal Empire : Mosques and Tombs – I  
The Mughal Empire : Mosques and Tombs - 2 
The Mughal Empire : The Taj Mahal  
Mughal Decline and Princely Architecture 
“For Christians and Spices” - the Portuguese and the Estada da India
Trade to Empire - From the East India Company to Angrez Raj
British Colonial Architecture - An Imperial Vision 
A Search for an Imperial Style : British Colonial Architecture  
The Seats of Power - Shimla and New Delhi 
New Delhi - A New Capital  
The Architecture of the Princely States  
British Colonial Architecture: Towns, Cantonments and Bungalows  
Nascent Nationalism and Indian Architecture 
Partition and After : New Challenges for a New Nation  
The City of Chandigarh I   
The City of Chandigarh II  
The Beginnings of an Architectural Culture - Delhi: Post Independence Challenges 
Towards Re-Writing A History of Indian Architecture  
Post Colonial India and its Architecture - I  
Post Colonial India and its Architecture - II  
Post Colonial India and its Architecture - III  
The Auroville Experiment 
The Indian Vernacular : A Rich Tradition  

See Also :
Ceramic Tiles and their Influence on Architecture  
Indian Architecture: Colonial India 
Language and Architecture of Ancient India  
Qutab Minar and Iron Pillar 
Textile and Architecture 

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