The book deals with the much neglected study on the evolution of building technology in early and medieval Andhradesa. The book embodies an analytical study of various technical skills involved in the construction of both simple and sophisticated buildings, like the house, dams, forts, stupas, chaityas, rock-cut, brick and stone temples. The material is placed in the context of broad phases of historical change and continuity in Andhradesa.in the main body of the book, the evolution of building technology has been focussed upon in a thematic way covering the structures of habitation and irrigation related ones. This is followed by the political space indicated by forts and the burial space in terms of funerary structures. The last part of the book, discusses the evolution of different techniques and material used for various structures. Details of the various social groups that laboured to conceive, plan and execute the constructions and their skills, qualifications, social status are given in the last chapter.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR E Siva Nagi Reddy
Born at Vanveru in Guntur District in 1955, Siva Nagi Reddy, Under went a 4 year training in Traditional Sculpture and Architecture at Tirupati. He did his M.A., in Ancient Indian History Culture and Archaeology from Osmania University. Awarded the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy for his outstanding thesis on Evolution of Building Technology in Early Andhradesa (Upto the 14th century A.D.) from the Hyderabad Central University in 1995. He is associated with a good number of reputed and research organizations like the Indian History Congress, A.P. History, Academy of Art and Architecture, Archaeological Society of India, Indian Institute of Vastu etc. and has nearly 50 research articles published. Besides, he authored a book on Silpins in Early and Medieval Andhradesa’, Co-authored another book entitled Buddhist Inscriptions of Andhradesa. Eversince he joined in the Dept. of Archaeology and Museums, Govt. of A.P., as Asst. Sthapati Participated in excavations and transplantation of historical Temples from Srisailam Project area. He is currently involved in the Kakatiya Heritage project taken up by the Dept. of Archaeology. He was honoured and awarded the title Vastu Silpa Vachaspati at the 2nd International Seminar on Mayonic Science and Technology organized by Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati at Trivandrum in January, 1997.
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