Architecture in Maharashtra: Tradition and Journey
Architecture in Maharashtra: Tradition and Journey is a 2024 non-fiction book in two volumes, edited by Narendra Dengle, and co-edited by Pushkar Sohoni, Chetan Sahasrabuddhe, and Minal Sagare. It is a loose translation of a similar two-volume work in Marathi by the same authors and editors. The work is about architecture in Maharashtra, and how it should be seen and understood in its historic context. From the pre-historic period to contemporary times, architecture is the focus.[1] The work was commissioned by the Maharashtra State Board of Literature and Culture. SynopsisThe first volume comprises essays by various authors. The second volume contains indexed entries of over three hundred sites and buildings in Maharashtra. The Table of Contents of the book is as follows: Volume 1 Preface Tradition - Narendra Dengle Historicity Architecture in Maharashtra: Tradition Crafted in Stone - Pushkar Sohoni Paṇḍharapura - Vaishali Latkar Indo-Saracenic Architecture in Maharashtra - Mustansir Dalvi Beauty, Style, and Experience Cave Architecture -Prakash Pethe Architectural Awareness: Ethics and Aesthetics - Chetan Sahasrabudhe Post-independence architecture in Maharashtra: Impulses and currents - Himanshu Burte Social and the Personal Māhulī - Minal Sagare Syncretism in Folk Religious Architecture of the Koṅkaṇa - Smita Dalvi Inventing the Public - Rohan Shivkumar Housing in Mumbaī : A Morphological Narrative -Sameep Padora, Hussain Indorewala, Shreyank Khemalpure Relationship with Nature Water Management - Manas Marathe Futures of traditional communities in Vasaī Virāra - Jacob George Jerry and Paul Aneerudha Open Spaces and the need for Re-envisioning Cities & Towns - P.K. Das with Samarth Das Field notes Māḍiā Goṇḍa Settlements in Gaḍaciroḷī - Ujwala Chakradev, Renuka Chutke Chakradev Castles and Forts - Narendra Dengle, Pushkar Sohoni Mosque and ‘īdgāhs - Pushkar Sohoni The ‘Vāḍā’ of Maharashtra: A unique cultural legacy - Kiran Kalamdani The Historical Importance of Five Temples in Maharashtra - Anjali Kalamdani Water Architecture of Maharashtra - Manjusha Ukidve Evolution and development of Sātārā city - Hrushikesh Ashtekar Architecture of the Churches in Bombay (Mumbai) - Ainsley Lewis Jewish Cemeteries - Ginella George Hill Stations - Narendra Dengle Railway Architecture - Pushkar Sohoni Slums Rehabilitation & Affordable Housing:The Case of Saṅgharśa Nagara, Cāṇdivalī, Mumbaī - P K Das Authors Index of Marathi Architectural terms Bibliography Acknowledgements Volume 2 Journey - Narendra Dengle Index Entries Tradition (till 1947 CE) 1. Mumbaī 2. Koṅkaṇa 3. Deśa 4. Khānadeśa 5. Maraṭhavāḍā 6. Vidarbha Journey Part -1 ( c. 1947-2000 CE) Timeline of Index Entries Journey Part -2 ( c. 2000-2019 CE) 371 Afterword Institutes Professional Bodies Awards Credits - Drawings and Photographs ReceptionThe book has been received extremely well, both by the architecture community and also the press.[2][3] Several events were organised to inaugurate the book, including one in Mumbai at the J.J. School of Architecture, and one in Pune organised by the Forum For Exchange and Excellence in Design (FEED).[4] References
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