Haryana:: Cultural Heritage Guide

Pages: 422 (Throughout Color Illustrations) About the Book This Guide to the cultural heritage of Haryana is an important resource on the unprotected heritage of Haryana. The first section of the guide provides an overview of Haryanas natural, archaeological, architectural and cultural resources with articles that focus on the States geographical transformations, political history, cultural changes and chronological evolution of architectural types. The main section of the guide presents details of each district, its history and indigenous characteristics along with major heritage landmarks. This section is heavily supported by maps and drawings and serves as a useful reference for each district. The heritage walks identified in the few select towns within each district showcase the major heritage precincts that are the only collective remains from the past besides the numerous isolated monuments listed in this book. The book is a first attempt at a chronological and geographical mapping of Haryanas rich cultural heritage. About the Author Shikha Jain is an architectural historian and heritage management expert. She has been the State Co-convener, Intach Haryana from 2007-09 and is currently the State Convener since 2009. She is the director of Dronah (Development and Research Organisation for Nature, Arts and Heritage) and the Chief Editor of the biannual refereed journal Context. She has contributed a number of papers and articles on the built heritage of India in national and international journals and vojnferences and is the author of Havelis: A Living Tradition of Rajasthan and Princley Terrain: Amber, Jaipur and Shekhawati. Bhawna Dandona is a Conservation architect, specializing in structural and architectural materials conservation. She received a master of science in Historic Preservation form University of Pennsylvania. She has worked in USA and India including Intach