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This book examines Indian architecture in the context of the fight for and attainment of Independence. It traces the patterns of architecture since the founding of the Indian National Congress in the 1880s, exploring the impact of political ideology on the built environment. The authors provide the antecedents as well an idea of the impact of architectural work in newly independent India on subsequent work.

Deliberate attempts to exert an Indian identity through the built environment began primarily with the growth of Indian nationalism under British rule, attempts which had to combat imperialistic ideas, both political and architectural, as well as international movements in architecture With the attainment of Independence certain questions clamoured for s…

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