CONTENTS Foreword 6 Prefact 7 Introduction 8 Part 1 : HISTORICAL, POLITICAL AND SOCIO-CULTURAL BACKGROUND Defining the Boundaries 12 Trade and Commerce 12 Historical Background 13 Political Background 13 Foundation of a City 14 Building the City 15 Social Set-up 17 Part 2 : LIFE IN THE HAVELI Morning 20 Day 23 Evening 29 Nights 31 Festivals, Celebrations and Other 32 Entertainments Children in the Haveli 33 Servants in the Haveli 33 Part 3 : THE BUILT FORM Spaces and their Signficance 36 Case Studies Parasharon ki Haveli 45 Sankotra Haveli 53 Natani ki Haveli 79 Part 4 : SPACE MAKING ELEMENTS Structural Elements of the Haveli 112 Other Structural Elements of the Haveli 127 CONCLUSIONS 162 Glossary 175 Bibliography 176 References 177 Illustration Credits 178 Acknowledgements 180