Chabutras in Old Indian Homes: Have you ever observed the elevated platforms outside traditional village houses? While such features are uncommon in contemporary architecture, they were once a staple ...

When India gained independence in 1947, the nation faced a decision that would determine the course of its architectural future: brick or concrete. A seemingly mundane choice of material was rooted in ...

Mishing traditional bamboo house, Majuli . Photo by Rumi Borah. License Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International Across India's varied geographies, from coastal backwaters to desert ...

There's a particular kind of comfort that comes from sitting inside an old Indian home in the middle of summer. Not air-conditioned cool. The other kind, the kind that comes from thick walls, shaded ...