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Indo Muslim Architecture has been greatly misrepresented by the British as a matter of policy and it is only after the Independence that its study could be undertaken in the right earnest and correct perspective. Indo Muslim Architecture is a Fine Art as much as a source of Medieval Indian History and Culture.

Chapters:

1. Published Material (1803-1947) - Memoirs, Diaries and Travel
    Accounts, Archaeological data, Critical works
2. Devastating Policy of East India Co. (1803-57) - Destruction of
    Monuments, Intellectual Subversion of Medieval History
3. Architecture : Lithic Record of History - Types of Monuments,
    Awareness of Architectural Heritage
4. Aspects of the Study of Indo Muslim Architecture - Sources of the
    Study, Medhodology, Terminology, Bibliographies, Nomenclature,
    Stylistic Study, Techniques, Constructional Data, Aesthetics,
    Symbolism and Philosophy, Sources of Inspiration, Evolutionary
    Process and Determinants, Theory
5. Assessment of the Style