In May 2018, I conducted a heritage walk titled ‘The Hidden Tombs of the Sayyids and Lodis’, in collaboration with Sahapedia Walks and Talks. The walk was aimed at exploring and appreciating the architectural value of a few lesser known
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Heritage Walk: The Hidden Tombs of the Sayyids and Lodis
Heritage Walk – The Unsung Mosques of the Lodi Period
Glimpses of the heritage walk titled ‘The Unsung Mosques of the Lodi Period’. The walk focused on three wonderful yet rarely visited Lodi period mosques – the Muhammad wali Masjid, the mosque of Darwesh Shah, and the Nili masjid. It
Read moreHeritage Walk: Jahapanah – Exploring a Lost City
On the 29th of October 2017, I conducted a heritage walk titled ‘Jahapanah: Exploring a Lost City’, in collaboration with Sahapedia Walks and Talks. The walk was aimed at rediscovering the lost glory of Jahapanah, one of the medieval cities
Read morePortfolio: Rohit Priyadarshi Sanatani
I graduated as an architect from IIEST, Shibpur, and recently completed my M.Arch in Urban Design from CEPT Ahmedabad. Check out a selection of my work!
Read moreThe Tomb of Salim Shah Suri (Islam Shah)
The Tomb of Salim Shah Suri (Islam Shah): The glory that never was. “Hidden from the world, and little known even to the local residents of Sasaram, lies another tomb – a tomb that could well have surpassed the glory of
Read moreThe Tomb of Khan – i Jahan Tilangani
The Tomb of Khan – i Jahan Tilangani The tomb of Khan i Jahan Tilangani, Prime Minister to Sultan Firoze Shah Tughlaq is of immense architectural importance as it is the first tomb to incorporate an octagonal plan form. It
Read moreWestern Music Academy, Auroville
Western Music Academy, Auroville The search for a thesis It took me quite a long time to decide upon my B.Arch thesis project. I was toying around with a number of topics, when I realized that I should choose a
Read moreMeaning and the Built Form: Changing perspectives in contemporary history and theory
‘What is Architecture?’ The question is very direct – almost brutally direct. On the face of it, one may say, it also appears to have a very simple and equally direct answer. Perhaps it does. But if one dares to
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