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Indian Heritage Structure: Forms and Materials (HSFM)

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Course Type Course Code No. Of Credits
Foundation Core HRM3HS202 4

Aims and Objectives: The course is designed per AUD vision and NEP 2020, where all research programmes aim to impart interdisciplinary knowledge with exposure to field studies. The course seeks to provide theoretical and practical contours of various areas of knowledge of Indian heritage structures, their forms and materials, Heritage management of the sites in the urban and rural landscapes, and the way forward in the related research area. It has interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary potential and encourages the scholar through a cross-utilization of research ideas.

This course aims to build a foundation across the various facets of Heritage structure and their studies and management. This will help the research scholars to make a critical perspective on multiple components of heritage resources, the theoretical framework for the various facets of heritage management, and find the way forward for research in the area of their choice.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understanding the heritage structures, their types and forms and use of materials.
  • Analysis of primary sources and literature review in the context of built Heritage of India.
  • Creation of a database through field visits and surveys and the use of technology in the context of heritage structures.
  • Understanding the environment and impact of climate change on monuments.
  • Understanding Disaster Management and preventive measures to protect the site
  • Preventive conservation and restoration of monuments and sites
  • Case Studies

Modules:

  • Module 1: Understanding Heritage Structures, Forms and Materials.
  • Module 2: Understanding Landscape and environment of Heritage structures.
  • Module 3: Familiarization with technology and digitalization of Heritage structures.
  • Module 4: Understanding Disaster Management for Protecting Heritage Sites and Monuments.
  • Module 5. Conservation and Preservation of Heritage structures and materials.

Reading List:

  • Gantait, A., Mohanty, P., & Swamy, G. A. (2018). Conservation and Management of Indian Built Heritages: Exploring the Issues and Challenges. South Asian Journal of Tourism and Heritage, 11(1), 5-21.
  • TK, G. K. (2022). Conserving knowledge heritage: opportunities and challenges in conceptualizing cultural heritage information system (CHIS) in the Indian context. Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, 71(6/7), 564-583.
  • Roy, D., & Kalidindi, S. N. (2017). Critical challenges in the management of heritage conservation projects in India. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, 7(3), 290-307.
  • Aygen, Z. (2013). International Heritage and historic building conservation: Saving the world’s past. Routledge.
  • Brabec, E., & Chilton, E. (2015). Toward an ecology of cultural Heritage. Change Over Time, 5(2), 266-285.
  • Danino, M. (2008). New insights into Harappan town planning, proportions, and units, with special reference to Dholavira. Man and Environment, 33(1), 66-79.
  • Haval, N. (2000). Three-dimensional documentation of complex heritage structures. IEEE Multimedia, 7(2), 52-55.
  • Muhammed, K. K. (2013). World Heritage and Archaeological Excavations: Fatehpur Sikri. Context, 10(2), 95.
  • Petrescu, F. (2007, October). The use of GIS technology in cultural Heritage. In Proceedings of the XXI International CIPA Symposium, Athens, Greece (pp. 01-06).
  • Zhao, C., Zhang, Y., Wang, C. C., Hou, M., & Li, A. (2019). Recent progress in instrumental techniques for architectural heritage materials. Heritage Science, 7(1), 1-50.\
  • Lasaponara, R., & Masini, N. (2008, September). Advances in remote sensing for archaeology and cultural heritage management. In Proc. of I International EARSeL Workshop “Advances in Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Management”, Rome (Vol. 30).
  • Pappu, S., Akhilesh, K., Ravindranath, S., & Raj, U. (2010). Applications of satellite remote sensing for research and heritage management in Indian prehistory. Journal of Archaeological Science, 37(9), 2316-2331.
  • Sahay, S. (1998). Implementing GIS technology in India: some issues of time and space. Accounting, Management and Information Technologies, 8(2-3), 147-188.
  • Jigyasu, R. (2001). From natural to cultural disaster: consequences of the post-earthquake rehabilitation process on the cultural Heritage in Marathwada region, India. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 34(3), 237-242.
  • Jigyasu, R. (2016). Reducing disaster risks to urban cultural Heritage: global challenges and opportunities. Journal of Heritage Management, 1(1), 59-67.
  • Borri, A., & Corradi, M. (2019). Architectural Heritage: A discussion on conservation and safety. Heritage, 2(1), 631-647
  • Chandan, S., & Kumar, A. (2019). Review of urban conservation practices in historic cities. Int. J. Emerg. Technol, 10, 74-84.
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