Indian art and culture / Architecture
Forts, palaces, stepwells and secular architecture
Practise 1 PYQConcepts to cover
- Hill Forts of Rajasthan (UNESCO 2013): Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh, Ranthambore, Gagron, Amber, Jaisalmer; Kirti Stambha and Vijay Stambha
- Gwalior (Man Mandir), Mandu, Kalinjar, Asirgarh, Daulatabad, Golconda, Gingee, Bidar
- Stepwells: Rani-ki-Vav Patan (Solanki, UNESCO 2014), Adalaj, Chand Baori Abhaneri, Agrasen ki Baoli
- Moidams of the Tai-Ahom kings at Charaideo: burial mounds of royals and nobles (UNESCO 2024)
- Havelis and palaces: Shekhawati, Jaisalmer, Amber and Udaipur palaces; Mughal-Rajput blend
Where to study
Indian Art and Culture · Nitin Singhania
- ch. 2
History of Medieval India · Satish Chandra
- ch. 11 and 17
Our Pasts II, Class VII, ch. 7 The Making of Regional Cultures
- ch. 7 The Making of Regional Cultures, pp. 1-15 (printed 79-93)
An Introduction to Indian Art Part I, Class XI, ch. 8 Some Aspects of Indo-Islamic Architecture
- ch. 8 Some Aspects of Indo-Islamic Architecture, Forts (Chittor, Gwalior, Daulatabad, Golconda); Amer Fort, Jaipur, pp. 2-5 (printed 110-113)
- ch. 8 Some Aspects of Indo-Islamic Architecture, Forts (Gwalior, Daulatabad, Golconda); Daulatabad Fort; Gwalior Fort; Mandu, pp. 4-10 (printed 112-118)
- ch. 8 Some Aspects of Indo-Islamic Architecture, Tombs; Sarais; Mandu (baolis and stepwells), pp. 6-10 (printed 114-118)
- ch. 8 Some Aspects of Indo-Islamic Architecture, Forts; Mandu (palaces: Man Mandir, Hindola Mahal, Jahaz Mahal), pp. 5-10 (printed 113-118)
UNESCO World Heritage Convention: India, properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (with inscription years) and Tentative List
- Cultural properties: Hill Forts of Rajasthan (2013); Jaipur City, Rajasthan (2019)
- Cultural properties: Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen's Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat (2014)
- Cultural properties: Moidams, the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty (2024)
- Cultural properties: Jaipur City, Rajasthan (2019)
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History Volume II (lessons 12 to 19), full text
- Lesson 12 Bahmani and Vijayanagar Kingdoms, Golkonda Fort, p. 8 (printed 4)
Our Pasts II, Class VII, ch. 5 Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities
- ch. 5 Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities, A Closer Look (the Ahoms), pp. 7-9 (printed 55-57)