History of Indian Urbanism

COURSE CODE- MUD111 Pedagogy and Evaluation:

Lecture (L) Studio (S) Credits Internal Theory Exam Marks Practical/Viva Voce Total Marks Hrs/Wk Hrs/Wk Marks 2 2 25 75 100 Objective:

The course is an introduction and overview to the methods of understanding the historical background and context of development of urban settlements in the subcontinent. It discusses the social, cultural, economic, political and environmental factors that have contributed to the phenomenon of formation of towns and cities in various periods in Indian History through the writings of historians with diverse perspectives. It begins with an exposition of history as a method of understanding the‘urban' Teaching Instructions: The course is structured with particular works of authors covering the aspect of urban issues in the respective historical periods organized in a chronological order from earlier to contemporary.

These texts are identified as the source of core readings. The Idea is not to memorize the texts. Identified Core Texts are a recommended and convenient source for preparing lectures and selective readings to be given to the students The Idea is not to memorize the texts but to understand the concepts. The teacher may use the first week to introduce them and distribute selected parts in the form of a reader among the students and discuss them in the second week.

Content:

Unit 1History as Framework of Urban Study approaches to history writing in India. Political--ideas and institutions, social orders and changes; economic--mode of production, stages and evolution of ancient economy, Transition from ancient to medieval; and Core Text:

historical methods; archaeology in non-orientalist narrative as background Ram Sharan Sharma, India'sPast of Indian Urbanity ba Urbanzaton Week 3&4-Study of Archaeology and history of city in India, Ancient and Historic urban revolutions, Ancient Trade Routes. Temple cities, land endowments by royalties to deities. Vijayanagar Chola Madurai Tanjore.

Buddhist trade routes and cities in the North, Pataliputra, Vaishali, Kaushambi, Focus on South India Core Text:

R.Champ aka lakshmi Trade Ideologyand Urbanization Approved By: Sub- Committee of Academic Council on and Board of Studies, USA Pon 31st March, 202 Sign: u M.ARCH.(URBANDESIGN) SEMESTERI 18 University School of Architecture and Planning GGSIPU Unit 2Histories-Medieval and Late Medieval fowns nnd Citins Modiavnt Indis Week5&6-Medieval North&Central India Turkish Mughal Delhi Agra Murshidabad Dhaka Gaur Mysore Rajasthan Gujarat Maharashtra and other parts of lndia. Pilgrimage towns of India. Appreciation of nature of the unique Indian character of Urbanity persisting till date.

Core Text : Aniruddha Ray Towns and cities of medieval India Week 7&8-Princely States and small towns in late medieval India.

Evolutionof North Indian towns and merchant communities from the decline of Mughal dominion consolidation of mature Victorian empire Ganges Valley in the eighteenth century.new empire on this resilient network of towns, rural bazaars and merchant communities; indigenous fornis of commerce and politics.social history of the towns under early colonial rule. Appreciation of the nature of urban environment still Core Text :

persiitng in small Indian cities. C.A.Bayly Rulers, Townsmenand Bazaars:

North Indian Societyinthe Ageof British Expansion 1770-1870.

Unit3Historyof Colonial Indian Development OLONIALURE Week 9&10- European Cantonments, Hill stations District Headquarters. Emergence of colonial urban society economies and cultures and administrative structures as core of colonial development.

Formation of Local governments Municipalities Early Government Core Text: Anthony D King /Public Works. Colonial Urban Development: Culture, Social Powerand Environment Week 11&12- 19th and early 20 century Madras, Calcutta & Bombay . Select from Development of Indian Metropolitan urbanity, Cosmopolitan city, several available Mercantile city, Industrialisation and introduction of modern literature engineering services, Municipal Corporations, City Improvement Trusts.

Unit4Metropolitan&Early Modern India Week 13 & 14- Post independence metropolis, new political environment, refugees and intercity migration, development of unauthorized habitation and land squatting, expansion of city fringe and marginal culture, translocation of Industries and Old multinationals.

Core text: Ramachandran Urbanization and Urban Systemsin India Syllabus of M. ARCH. (URBAN DPSIGiN) w.e.f. Academic Sesion 2021-22 Approved By: Sub- Committe of Aeademic Council on and Board of Studies, USA Pon 3ist March, 2021 Sign: y M.ARCH.(URBANDESIGN) SEMESTERI Univcrsity School of Architcctureand Planning GGSiPU Post-Independence Urbanization Policy. Planning commission policies for cities in India. Government support for development of cities.

Existing metros and new small towns. Emergence of Development O Banlaionand Authorities. GURGAON Case of The character of outer or‘Edge’city in India. GURUGRAM Core Text: Lalit Batra A Reviewof Urbanisation and Urban Policyin Post- Independent India S P Biswas Gurgaon to Gurugram: A Short Biography Week15&16-Recapitulation and revision term papers and Minor Test.

Recommended Readings:

1 Batra, L.(2009)A Reviewof Urbanisation and Urban Policyin Post-Independent India.JNU 1870.Oxford University Press.

3 Biswas, S.P. (2021) Gurgaon to Gurugram: A Short Biography. New Delhi: iRupa Publications.

4 Champ aka lakshmi, R.Trade Ideologyand Urbanization. Oxford University Press.

5 Correa, C.(1989) The New Landscape: Urbanization in the Third World. Butterworth Architecture 6 Correa, C.(2012)A Placein the Shade: The New Landscape and Other Essays. Hatje Cantz 7 King, A.D.(2010) Colonial Urban Development: Culture, Social Power and Environment. Routledge 8 Ramachandran R.(1997)Urbanization and Urban Systems in India. Oxford University Press.

9 Ray, A.(2016) Towns and Cities of Medieval India: A Brief Survey. Routledge 10Sharma, Ram S.(2005)India Ancient Past. Oxford University Press.

Approved By: Sub- Committe of Aeademic Council on and Board of Studies, USAP on 31st March, 2021 Sign: 1& M.ARCH.(URBANDESIGN) SEMESTERI University School of Architecture and Planning GGSIPU