A set of 14 postcards known as Historic Houses packaged in a Rexine Envelope. They are prints of pen and ink artwork based on the colonial architecture of Kolkata city. Also, there is a little information about the buildings themselves on the back of each card.
“Space reflects people’s deep-rooted attitude to placemaking and is part of a civilisation’s core values.”—Jaimini Mehta
The essay is the third and last article of a three-part series of preview essays for Jaimini Mehta’s forthcoming book, Sense of Itihasa; Architecture and History in Modern India. He explores how Indian architecture embodies memory through two knowledge streams: classical Sanskrit traditions and vernacular oral traditions, each influencing architectural design and cultural preservation differently.