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TRADITIONAL WATER SYSTEMS OF INDIA: A Heritage for the Future

Edited By :- Shikha Jain , Parul G. Munjal , Somya Johri

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Type: English

Pages: 160

Format: Hard Bound

ISBN-13: 978-81-7305-738-0

Edition: 1st

Publisher: ARYAN BOOKS INTERNATIONAL

Size: 22 cm x 29 cm

Product Year: 2026

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This book brings together multidisciplinary perspectives on India's diverse traditional water systems, positioning them within contemporary discourses on heritage, ecology and sustainability. The contributions engage with a wide range of case studies -- from stepwells to tanks and temple reservoirs, highlighting the intricate relationships between culture, hydrology and settlement. The book discusses how these traditional water systems evolved in response to local ecologies and climate conditions, offering insights into their continued relevance and contemporary challenges.

By critically engaging with past and present efforts in conservation, documentation and policy formation, the book reflects how traditional knowledge systems can inform integrated frameworks for sustainable water management, recognising water structures as living infrastructures.

Traditional Water Systems of India: A Heritage for the Future contributes to the ongoing dialogue on re-evaluating traditional wisdom as a vital resource for contemporary governance and conservation of water systems.

Preface

EXPLORING TRADITIONAL WATER SYSTEMS

Multidimensional Relationship of Traditional Water Systems and Gender
Nidhi Batra and Deepika Ghosh Saxena

Pre-Modern Water Conservation: A Historical Survey of Medieval Rajasthan
Salim Zaweed

Reactivating Jaipur’s Traditional Water Harvesting Devices
Maureen Certain

Bundi Baoli Circuit: Developing a Participatory Approach
Pooja Agrawal, Tanya Chaturvedi Vegad and Naveen Sharma

Traditional Water Harvesting Structures of Gujarat
Jigna Desai

Cultural Landscapes of Govardhan: The Braj Region
Annabel Lopez and Athira TP

Traditional Water Harvesting Structures of Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh
Shubhangi Shirole

Manmade Traditional Water Systems along Rivers of India: Palaspe River, Maharashtra
Ritu G Deshmukh

Tunnel Technology in Medieval India: Traditional Wisdom of Sustainable Water Management
Mukta Latkar-Talwalkar

Concept of Jannat in Islamic Art and Architecture: Water Bodies of Deccan Sultanates
Abdul Aziz Rajput

Water Heritage of the Adil Shahis of Bijapur
Paromita De Sarkar

A WINDOW INTO SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

Rehabilitating Traditional Water Systems: Case Studies from India, Oman and Spain
Saranya Dharshini, Meisha Hunter and Priyanka Sheth

Privatisation of Water Heritage: Toorji ka Jhalra, Jodhpur
Satya Singh Bhati

Water Profundities and Water Harvesting Structures: Naganah’s Garden Well, Hyderabad
Afreen Fatima

Revitalising Chola’s Traditional Water Management System: Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Godwin Emmanuel J, Ophylia Vinodhini G, Maniyarasan R, Judith Belinda Laura T and Tirth Shroff

HERITAGE ALBUM

Stepwells of Khoh Nagorian, Jaipur
Akanksha Modi

The Sacred Kulams of Kanchi
Trivikram TN and Saparya Varma

Shikha Jain has an extensive portfolio that covers conservation, world heritage and museum planning of 60 plus projects across India and overseas, largely realised through her organisation DRONAH. She has led several projects funded by the Getty Foundation, USA and the World Monuments Fund, besides state and central government projects across India, including works on 21 monuments under the 13th Finance Commission in Punjab and conservation works at the Golden Temple. As an international expert on World Heritage, she has advised government organisations in Singapore, Malaysia, UAE, Myanmar and UNESCO offices at Jakarta, Indonesia and Myanmar. She graduated in architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi followed by a masters in architecture from the Kansas State University, USA and doctorate from De Montfort University, Leicester. She has authored and edited several books on India’s cultural heritage.

Parul G Munjal is a conservation architect with experience of being an academic at School of Art and Architecture, Sushant University for 10 years and Senior Conservation Architect at DRONAH prior to that. With a strong orientation towards interdisciplinary research, she has published widely in journals of repute, in the areas of heritage conservation, community based approach and heritage tourism and has also been a part of initiatives aimed at awareness generation and conservation of heritage of Gurgaon. She completed her bachelors in architecture from Sushant School of Art and Architecture (SSAA), masters in architectural conservation from SPA, New Delhi and doctorate from SSAA, with a focus on built heritage of small and medium towns in Gurgaon. Currently, she holds the position of Director, INTACH Heritage Academy, New Delhi.

Somya Johri is a conservation architect from School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, currently based in Accra, Ghana. She has been involved with conservation projects in India and preparation of nomination dossiers for World Heritage sites with DRONAH and other organisations in India. She has also worked on Project ‘Mausam’, a Ministry of Culture, Government of India project. Having interest in industrial heritage, she has presented and published her work on various national and international platforms, and is currently working as Assistant Editor for Context: Built, Living and Natural, annual refereed journal by DRONAH.

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