Himalayan Traditional Architecture: With Special Reference to the Western Himalayan Region (History of Indian Science and Technology) by O.C. Handa -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Introduction to the Series Note on Infinity Foundation Editor’s Note Preface Acknowledgements About The Book About The Author 1 The Geo-Ethnic Mosaic

The Mountain System

The Siwalik Range The Outer Himalayan Range or Sub-Himalayan Range The Mid-Himalayan Range The Great Himalayan Range

Biophysical Regions

The Siwalik Region The Sub-Himalayan Region

The Gujjar The Gaddi The Khasha

The Mid-Himalayan Region

The Vale of Kashmir The Chandrabhaga Gorge The Lahul Valley The Lower Kinnaur

2. Domestic Architecture of The Sub-Mountainous Himalayan Region

Housing Pattern in The Jammu-Kangra Region

Highland Chalet-type Houses in a Temperate Setting Lowland House in a Temperate Setting Highland Double Storey House in a Temperate Setting

The Linear House The ‘L’- and ‘U’- shaped Houses The Chowki-type House Materials and Method of Construction

Housing Pattern in the Subtropical Arid Environment Housing Pattern in the Doon Highlands Housing Pattern in the Giri-par Area The Jaunsari Housing Pattern The Housing Pattern in Kyarda Doon

Mud-built Thatched Dwelling Masonry Structure with Thatched Roofing Masonry Structure with Corrugated Galvanised Iron Sheet Roofing

The Gujjar Housing Pattern

A Muslim Gujjar House A Hindu Gujjar House

Mid-Himalayan Domestic Architecture

Osan Village in Kullu Valley The Domestic Gaddi Architecture of Chamba Region The Pangwal Domestic Architecture The Churahi Domestic Architecture The Khash Domestic Architecture

Pattern of Khash Houses at Village Shathla A Traditional Khash House in Chuhara Valley A Traditional House at Purag

The Kinnar Domestic Architecture

4. Domestic Architecture of The Trans-Himalayan Region

A Typical House at Kanum in Upper Kinnaur A Typical Lahul House in Tandi, Chandrabhaga Valley A Typical House in Spiti Valley A Typical House in Ladakh A Typical House at Zanskar

5 The Mediaeval Kothi, Kathyar, Bhandar and Castles

The Kothi, Kathyar and Bhandar

The Kothi The Kathyar The Bhandar

The Bhandar of Baoindara Devta at Bachhoonch The Bhandar of Thainag Devta at Harwani

The Castles

The Chaini Castle in Kullu The Gondhala Castle in Lahul The Kamaru Castle at Mone The Castle-Palace of Guge Rani at Sapani

6 Layout and Planning 7 The Methods of Construction

The Foundation The Walls

The In-Situ Mud Walls Sundried Mud-brick Walls Brick Walls and Stone Walls Composite Wood-and-Stone Walls

The Katth-kuni Walls The Dhol-maide Walls The Faraque Wooden Walls

Roof Laying Techniques

The Thatched Roofs The Wooden Roofs The Slate Roofs The Mud Roofs

Finishing

8 Conclusions

Bibliography Appendix

Glossary of Local Terms