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

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 ...

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 ...

What makes a building world-famous? The answer is most likely some combination of magnificence, size, and historical importance. But it's far from an exact science, and many of the world's most ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

India is a historic country with many historical wonders. And one such wonder here is the mystical stepwells! These ancient structures were constructed as a source of water in the region. These ...