Islamic Architecture in India/Satish Grover. 1996, 192 p., 100 colour photographs, 80 black and white photographs, 50 line illustrations,
Contents: I. The Arabs, Afghans and Islamic India AD 727-AD 1287: 1. Arab dictates of tolerance. 2. Earliest mosque in India. 3. The raids of Ghazni and Ghori. 4. Qutb-ud-din and the slave dynasty. 5. The spirit of the mosque. 6. Vocabulary of Islamic architecture. 7. Temple materials for Muslim mosques. 8. The Quwwat-ul-Islam at Delhi. 9. Screen of arches for the mosque. 10. The Qutb Minar. 11. The shadows of the Qutb. 12. Mosque at Ajmer. 13. Expansion of the Qutb Complex. 14. The cave of the Sultan. 15. The cube and hemisphere of the Muslim tomb. 16. The tomb of iltutmish. 17. The true arch and the tomb of Balban. II. The Khaljis and Tughlaqs of Delhi AD 1290-AD 1413: 1. Ascent of the Khaljis. 2. Ala-ud-din, the Great Khalji. 3. Further extension of the Qutb. 4. The red and white Alai Darwaza. 5. The Jamat Khana Masjid. 6. The prolific Tughlaqs. 7. Architectural inspiration from Muttan tomb of Ghias-ud-din. 8. The arch and lintel. 9. Kalasa over the Muslim dome. 10. Mohammad Tughlaq, the prince of moneyers. 11. Firuz Shah Tughlaq, the prince of builders. 12. The cities of Delhi move north. 13. The city of Firuz Shah Kotla. 14. 'Militant' palaces and mosques. 15. The covered court of the Khirki Masjid. 16. Firuz Shah and the Hauz Khas. 17. The octagonal tomb of Telengani. 18. Timur burns Delhi. 19. The builders of Delhi migrate.
III. Feudalism in central and east India AD 1305--AD 1500: 1. Makeshift provincial mosques. 2. Jaunpur and the Sharqui dynasty. 3. Lal Darwaza Masjid. 4. The 'Ladies only' chambers. 5. The pulsating rhythms of Atala Masjid. 6. Jaunpur's Jami Masjid. 7. Vaulted shells of the Liwan. 8. Fall of the Sharqis. 9. Twin cities of Dhar and Mandu. 10. Mandu, the resolutely stable. 11. The 'Swinging Mahal' 12. Solemn silence of the Jami Masjid. 13. Tomb of Hushang Shah. 14. Haft Manzil and Ashrafi Mahal. 15. The Jahaz Mahal. 16. Architectural palimpsests at the Munja Talao. 17. Bengal, the explorer's paradise. 18. Tribeni and the lack of building material. 19. Adina Masjid at Pandua. 20. The Eklakhi tomb. 21. The city of Gaur. 22. Feroz Minar. 23. Peculiarities of the Bengal mosque. 24. From Chhota Sona Masjid to the Qadam Rasul. 25. The Bengal roof. IV. Ahmed Shah and Beghara of Gujarat AD 1299--AD 1550: 1. Talents of the Gujarati builder. 2. Jami Masjid at Bharoach. 3. Jami Masjid at Cambay. 4. Mosques at Dholka. 5. Minars of Gujarat. 6. Building in Ahmedabad. 7. Jami Masjid, Ahmedabad. 8. Liwan of the Jami Masjid. 9. The garden Suburbs of Sarkhej. 10. Brick architecture in Gujarat. 11. The 'Well retreats' of Ahmedabad. 12. The Rauzas of Gujarat. 13. Islamization of Gujarat architecture. 14. Beghara's capital at Champaner. 15. Champaner's Jami Masjid. 16. The Jaalis of Siddi Sayyid at Ahmedabad. 17. Mosques of Rani Rupvati and Shah Alam.
V. Bahmanis and Adil Shahis in the South AD 1344--AD 1672: 1. Architectural inspiration from abroad. 2. Bahman Shah's fortress of Gulbarga. 3. Jami Masjid, Gulbarga. 4. Architectonics of Austere dignity. 5. Tombs of the Bahmanis. 6. The fortress and mahals of Bidar. 7. Jami Masjid, Bidar Madrassa of Gawan. 8. Barid Shad and the Lotus Dome. 9. The Tombs of Golconda. 10. The city of Bijapur. 11. Suburbs, civic amenities and town planning. 12. The Arq-Qila Citadel. 13. The masjids of Bijapur. 14. The Jami Masjid Bijapur. 15. The tombs of Bijapur. 16. The Rauza of Ibrahim. 17. Secret of the Hanging Ceiling. 18. Statistics of the Gol Gumbaz. 19. Method of intersecting arches. 20. The largest dome in the world. VI. The Lodis, Mughals and Sher Shah AD 1414--AD 1560: 1. Sayyid and Lodi Necropolis in Delhi. 2. Tombs in the Lodi Gardens. 3. The garden tomb of Sikander Lodi. 4. 'Gumbads' for the Lodis. 5. The Jamala Masjid and Moth-ki-Masjid. 6. Babur invades India. 7. Indian masons build for Babur. 8. Humayun and Sher Shah. 9. Delhi Sher Shahi. 10. The Sher Mandal and Qila Kunha Masjid. 11. The great north-eastern highway. 12. Sher Shah's tomb at Sasaram. 13. Picturesque Salim Garh. 14. The return of the Mughals. 15. Akbar Seizes power. 16. The last octagonal tomb. 17. Persian resurgence at Delhi. 18. Indian, Japanese and Mughal gardens. 19. Haji Begum and Humayun's tomb. 20. The Mughals shift to Agra.
VII. Akbar, the King of builders AD 1561--AD 1605: 1. Akbar's all India architecture. 2. The Jahangiri Mahal, Agra. 3. Akbar decides to build Fatepur Sikri. 4. Sikri's enchanting hour. 5. The politics of architecture. 6. Visual unity through sandstone. 7. Symmetry around multiple. 8. Axes instant town planning. 9. The Diwan-i-Am and Diwani-i-Khas. 10. Royal villas of Sikri. 11. The Jami Masjid of Sikri. 12. The mighty Buland Darwaza. 13. Akbar deserts Sikri. 14. Salim becomes Emperor Jahangir. 15. A renaissance for painters. 16. The enigma of Sikandara. 17. Jahangir and a tomb of marble. VIII. A century of the Mughals AD 1605--AD 1707: 1. Gardens in Kashmir. 2. A coloured tomb for Jahangir. 3. A marble tomb for Ghiyas Beg. 4. Emperor Shahjahan. 5. The Diwan-i-Am at Agra. 6. A method with marble. 7. The sensual classicism of Shahjahan. 8. An All-India competition for The Taj. 9. Taj, the unique. 10. A complete architectural experience. 11. A tear on the face of eternity. 12. Statistics of the Taj. 13. Marble tents of Shahjahanabad. 14. Masjids in Agra and Lahore. 15. Jami Masjid at Delhi. 16. Aurangzeb assumes control. 17. The decline and death of Mughal architecture. 18. The end of Aurangzeb.
"Islamic Architecture in India covers the impact of resurgent Islamic ideas and techniques on the established civilization of the Hindu kingdoms in India. It examines the development of Islamic architecture in India as a fascinating process of synthesis between the two seemingly divergent building systems --that of the Hindus and the Muslims. The author shows how the indefatiguable Indian craftsmen all over the subcontinent blended the exotic sculptural traditions of Hindu architecture and the austere but structurally advanced techniques of the Muslim builders to produce a truly unique Indo-Islamic style.
"The book examines in detail the early Hindu-Muslim 'joint venture' at Delhi, the flowering of the Islamic style in various other regions of India, and finally, the impact of the personality of each Mughal ruler on the architecture of his times. The text is accompanied by over 230 black and white and colour illustrations comprising photographs, drawings and line sketches.
"The book should be of interest to the students of architecture, practising architects, and all those intending to study and learn about India's rich cultural heritage." (jacket)
[Satish Grover is Head of the Department of Architecture at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. His books include Building Beyond Borders : Story of Contemporary Indian Architecture.]