A study of erstwhile Samsthan/ Zamindari palaces of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
By: Turaga, Vasanta Sobha
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BookPublisher: Nagarlok: Quarterly Journal of Urban Affairs Description: 54(1), Mar, 2022: p.51-71.Subject(s): Unprotected heritage, Conservation, Management, Inheritance, Social, Culture, Political integration
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Nagarlok: Quarterly Journal of Urban AffairsSummary: Zamindari/Samsthan Palaces built during the 17th—20th Centuries across India are buildings of historical and architectural significance but are unprotected and lying in neglect and disrepair. Zamindars and Rajas, who were heads of local areas in preIndependent India, were divested of their positions, privileges and major land holdings after the Independence and abolition of Zamindari systems and political integration of princely states. Interactions with the present generation of Zamindar families/ lineage of erstwhile rulers have revealed situations and dilemmas due to changed/changing political, legal, economic, social and cultural conditions, and the challenges, opportunities they face in maintenance and management of the historic properties that they have inherited. As part of the Doctoral research at School of Planning and Architecture, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture & Fine Arts University, Hyderabad, 27 Samsthans/Zamindari palaces of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh were studied under the research work. This paper presents the findings from the research work, listing out a few of the socio-cultural dilemmas of the owners of the historic properties, affecting the present state of preservation of erstwhile Samsthan/Zamindari Palaces of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh as representing the Unprotected Heritage in India. – Reproduced
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Zamindari/Samsthan Palaces built during the 17th—20th Centuries across India are buildings of historical and architectural significance but are unprotected and lying in neglect and disrepair. Zamindars and Rajas, who were heads of local areas in preIndependent India, were divested of their positions, privileges and major land holdings after the Independence and abolition of Zamindari systems and political integration of princely states. Interactions with the present generation of Zamindar families/ lineage of erstwhile rulers have revealed situations and dilemmas due to changed/changing political, legal, economic, social and cultural conditions, and the challenges, opportunities they face in maintenance and management of the historic properties that they have inherited. As part of the Doctoral research at School of Planning and Architecture, Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture & Fine Arts University, Hyderabad, 27 Samsthans/Zamindari palaces of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh were studied under the research work. This paper presents the findings from the research work, listing out a few of the socio-cultural dilemmas of the owners of the historic properties, affecting the present state of preservation of erstwhile Samsthan/Zamindari Palaces of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh as representing the Unprotected Heritage in India. – Reproduced
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