Debdutta Sanyal
The aim of this module is to look into the history of the Rāḍh region (south-western parts of Bengal) in the early medieval period through an investigation of its material culture. The terracotta temples of Bishnupur date back to the Mughal period and have been well studied by scholars and…
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Kuldeep Patowary and Shounak Ghosh
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Kirit Mankodi
The Rani ki Vav or ‘Queen’s stepwell’ is situated in Patan, which was the medieval capital of the Solanki empire, located 125 km north of Ahmedabad. The stepwell, a sacred memorial built entirely below ground level, is one of India’s unique contributions to the architectural heritage of the world,…
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Kirit Mankodi
During the rule of the Solankis (also known as the Chalukyas) in Gujarat, many grand monuments were built between the 11th and the 12th centuries CE. The surviving monuments include temples at Somnath, Modhera, Sidhpur Patan, reservoirs such as the Sahasraliṅga Talav at Patan Anhilwad, and…
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