Tourists in India dutifully make the rounds, visiting the spectacular temples, palaces, and forts the country has to offer. But, even when they're practically under their feet, people often forget ...

Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari emphasized the state's commitment to conserving heritage stepwells and Shekhawati ...

Infatuation comes in all shapes and sizes; Rohan Kale found it in a stepwell. “It was love at first sight, which slowly became an obsession as I discovered more as I travelled – discovering their ...

A group of students and faculty members from a Mumbai-based college has been mapping and documenting Marathwada’s historic ...

Stepwells – Solution to Global Water Conservation? NEW DELHI, (IANS) – As people are increasingly feeling the heat of global warming, the issue of water conversation is surfacing across all nations.

Located in Abhaneri of Rajasthan, Chand Baori is one of the deepest and the largest stepwells in India. This stepwell consists of about 3,500 steps, which is almost 13 stories deep and has a massive ...

Stories of suicides, betrayed kings, warring brothers, and witchcraft may sound more like Shakespearean tragedy than architectural history. But these are precisely the kinds of tales that haunt ...

For the past four years, journalist Victoria Lautman has been photographing an overlooked feature of Indian architectural history: the stepwell. The architectural particulars of each are unique, but ...

Every ancient civilisation has made architectural contributions to the world, and alongside the Egyptian pyramids, Greek columns, and China’s great wall, one of India’s most significant are the ...