CONTENTS PREFACE INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 European colonies in India 1.1 Colonization and imperialist expansion in India 1.1a Colonies in the Indian sub-continent 1.1b British colonies in the Indian sub-continent 1.2 Architecture of the British Raj 1.2a Development of colonial settlements under the Raj 1.2b Emergence of the colonial built-form CHAPTER 2 The bungalow in the Indian sub-continent 2.1 Origins of the colonial bungalow and its development 2.2 The bungalow in different contexts during the Raj CHAPTER 3 The area of study: the region of Surat 3.1 Historical background of Surat 3.2 Colonial settlement in Surat CHAPTER 4 Case studies Case study 1 Case study 2 Case study 3 Case study 4 Case study 5 Case study 6 Case study 7 Case study 8 INFERENCES APPENDICES BIBLIOGRAPHY