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Architecture of India 

One definition of a great civilization is the magnificence of its architectural legacy, and India is surely among the foremost. Architecture of India - is an attempt to present the Indian architecture for what it is: an intelligent, innovative response to local conditions.

Introduction     
The Indus Valley Civilization   
The Vedic Age     
Communion with the Soul: The rise of Buddhism    
The Evolution of the Temple     
Poetry in Stone: Crystallization of the Hindu Temple   
Rock Cut Architecture     
         Elephanta Caves : Photo Essay  
The North Indian Style Evolves      
Theories and Principles of Indian Temple Construction    
The Glorious Culmination    
Tamil Magnificence - Developments in South India   
The Temple Cities of the South    
The Hoysalas of Karnataka   
Death of an Empire: The Ruins of Hampi 
The Islamic Influence  
The Towers of God  
Consolidation and Continuation:
      The Beginnings of an Indo-Islamic Culture   
The Megalomania of Ala-ud-Din Khilji   
The Tughlaq Years  
Firoz Shah and After  
The End of the Delhi Sultanate  
Integration and Absorption :
       Regional Variations of Islamic Architecture 
The Pleasure Palaces of Mandu  
Brick and Bamboo at Bengal   
The Deccan : Gulbarga and Bidar  
The Deccan : Golconda and Bijapur 
Rajput Architecture : The Beginning of a National Identity 
A Quirk of Fate – Babur, Humayun and Sher Shah   
The Mughal Empire : Fortresses and Citadels – 1 
Fatehpur Sikri : The City of Victory  
Splendor and Decadence in Delhi 
The Mughal Empire : Mosques and Tombs – I  
The Mughal Empire : Mosques and Tombs - 2 
The Mughal Empire : The Taj Mahal  
Mughal Decline and Princely Architecture
“For Christians and Spices” - the Portuguese
       and the Estada da India  
Trade to Empire – From the East India Company to Angrez Raj   
British Colonial Architecture - An Imperial Vision 
A Search for an Imperial Style : British Colonial Architecture  
The Seats of Power - Shimla and New Delhi 
New Delhi – A New Capital  
The Architecture of the Princely States  
British Colonial Architecture: Towns, Cantonments and Bungalows  
Nascent Nationalism and Indian Architecture 
Partition and After : New Challenges for a New Nation  
The City of Chandigarh I   
The City of Chandigarh II  
The Beginnings of an Architectural Culture - Delhi: Post Independence Challenges 
Towards Re-Writing A History of Indian Architecture  
Post Colonial India and its Architecture - I  
Post Colonial India and its Architecture - II  
Post Colonial India and its Architecture - III   
The Auroville Experiment 

See Also :
Language and Architecture of Ancient India  
Qutab Minar and Iron Pillar 

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