The Indian Courtyard House

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Behind high walls the life-space of the Indian courtyard house has so far remained arcane. This is the first work that graphically captures the depths of this archetype in all areas of India where it exists. This splendid form of residential architecture is now fading away and this book is a timely compilation of exquisite images of the finest of such homes. The regional styles portrayed include the haveli in all its incarnations in northern and western India, the Marathi wada, the Bengali rajbari, the nalukettu of Kerala, the Chettiar mansions of Tamil Nadu, and others. The book unravels the styles’ social history and functional relevance, illustrated with two hundred and thirty colour photographs.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR T.S. Randhawa

Tejinder Singh Randhawa has been documenting venerable elements of Indian life-styles that are becoming archaic. Prior to this work on traditional courtyard houses he ahs authored books on subjects ranging from nomadic tribes to textiles. His publications The Last Wanderers : Nomads and Gypsies of India and Kachchh : The Last Frontier were highly acclaimed. He has also photographed Patolas and Resist Dyed Fabrics of India and written for journals on issues of appropriate technology. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, he is a senior officer in the Indian Administrative Service.