CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 AIM AND OBJECTIVES 3 METHODOLOGY 3 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS 4 CHAPTER OVERVIEW 5 Chapter 1: THE MARATHAS 11 Origin Of The Marathas 7 12 Historical Note 7 Chapter 2: MARATHA ARCHITECTURE 21 Forts 15 211 Classification Of The Forts 15 212 Fort Architecture18 22 Gadhi23 Chapter 3: A TYPICAL WADA 31 Concept And Design29 32 Plan And Elevation30 33 The System Of Courtyards31 34 Construction 34 Chapter 4: CASE STUDIES 41 Criteria For Selection 37 42 Rajgad Fort 39 43 Jadhav Gadhi 43 44 Bhor Rajwada 49 45 Gaydhani Wada 55 46 Raste Wada 61 47 Mujumdar Wada 67 Chapter 5: SECURITY AND PRIVACY ASAN ISSUE 51 Factors Affecting Houseform 73 52 Why Security Was Important For The Marathas? 78 53 Privacy In Wadas 80 Chapter 6: ANALYSIS 61 Framework Of Analysis 81 62 Comparative Analysis 85 INFERENCES 111 CONCLUSION 117 GLOSSARY 121 BIBLIOGRAPHY 123 ILLUSTRATION CREDITS 126 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 129