Knowledge Systems associated with historic temple towns: Bishnupur, West Bengal

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Authors

Nandini Mukhopadhyay¹ , Dr. Shreyas Bharule¹ , Prof. Joy Sen¹

1. IIT Kharagpur

Conference / event

Research Conclave 2023, NIT Meghalaya, March 2023 (Shillong, India)

Poster summary

Temples are an integral part of many historic towns in India and depict the makers' taste for art and architecture. Bishnupur is a temple town in the Bankura district of West Bengal, renowned for its unique terracotta temple architecture, artisan community, and embankment and nominated in the tentative list of UNESCO world heritage sites. The research aims at developing an understanding of the knowledge systems in the context of the morphology of Bishnupur. They are learning units and when incorporated into the mainstream development process becomes a step toward a sustainable future. It also delves into strategies to conserve cultural, historical, ecological, and architectural values for future generations.

Keywords

Knowledge systems, Temple towns, Conservation, Culture

Research areas

Ethnic and Cultural Studies, Architecture, Design and Urban Planning

References

1. B. G. Jansson, "The Significance of World Heritage : Origins, Management and Consequences," WHILD, Dalarna University, Scandinavia, 2013.
2. R. Biswas, "Preserving Cultural Heritage," SPAN, vol. Heritage, no. Nov-Dec, pp. 25-27, 2006.
3. P. Mangaonkar, "Terracotta Temples of Bishnupur: Transformation through Time and Technology," Chitrolekha International Magazine on Art and Design, vol. 1, no. Architecture, 2011.
4. N. Thakur, "The Architectural Knowledge Systems Approach," Architexturez Imprints, 2002.
5. A. Khare, Temple Architecture of Eastern India, Gurgaon: Shurbhi Publications, 2005.

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Competing interests

No competing interests were disclosed.

Data availability statement

Data sharing not applicable to this poster as no datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study.

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