Vastu-shastra (2): Town Planning

by D. N. Shukla | 1960 | 29,408 words | ISBN-10: 8121506115 | ISBN-13: 9788121506113

Summary: This book deals with Vastu-Shastra (Indian architecture), the second part: Canons of Town Planning. This part details the construction and planning of various types of towns, villages and forts in ancient India. Chapters include the origin and growth of India towns, Road and Folk planning, and the beautification of towns, with references to various sources of Vastu-shastra, such as the Samarangana-sutradhara.

Source 1: exoticindiaart.com
Source 2: archive.org

Contents of this online book ( + / - )

The full text of the Vastu-shastra (2): Town Planning in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

Introduction

Chapter 1a - Antiquity of Town Planning in India

Chapter 1b - Origin and Growth of Indian Towns

+ Chapter 2 - Villages, Towns and Forts in General

. Villages in ancient Indian town-planning

. Towns or Cities in ancient Indian town-planning

. Forts (Durga) in ancient Indian town-planning

+ Chapter 3 - Preliminaries of Town Planning

. Preliminaries (a): Regional Planning

. Preliminaries (b): Land and Landscape suited to an Ideal town

. Preliminaries (c): Geological Survey

Chapter 4 - Road Planning in Ancient India