REVISITING A PRINCESS’S PARADISE: ROSHANARA BAGH
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Author(s):
NIYATI BIRWAL
Vol - 7, Issue- 7 ,
Page(s) : 152 - 158
(2016 )
DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH
Abstract
Niyati Birwal, the author of this paper is presently a PhD scholar at Centre for Historical Studies, Modern Indian History, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She graduated from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. Her PhD thesis title is "Restoring and Preserving the Past of Delhi: Palaces and Garden-Tombs". Her research interests include Monuments, Colonial History, Photography and Heritage Studies.
Introduction- Historic Gardens in a silent way reflect the history and culture of the period in which they are constructed. Monuments inside the Historic gardens are not simply buildings made by the rulers, individuals and institution but they are reflective of the economic, social and cultural conditions prevailing at that time. The use of Historic Gardens has been debated for memorial purposes among histories but these monuments serve a much broader reflect the history and culture of the period in which they are constructed.
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