What to read after An approach to better quality of life in villages of Chhattisgarh - “A case study of math village”?

“The mother of art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own, we have no soul of our own civilization.” – Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959)

Indian Vernacular Architecture has always demonstrated a close relationship with sustainable materials and techniques for the built environment. However, urbanization and the exponential growth of cities, on the other hand, failed in utilizing the fundamentals of local context. We have drifted away from our rich cultural heritage and our conventional but scientific way of life. But, there is always hope and thankfully, out of few states that are still away from getting spoiled, Chhattisgarh tops the chart. This book, however, is an attempt to understand the prevalent conditions of a typical village of Chhattisgarh and try and offer a solution for the people to have a quality life.

The future generations need to be sensitized towards rural India and how it can contribute to the country's sustainable development. As an architectural institution, our attempt to experiment with the help of students on understanding the village life and the village were successful, and by identifying the issues and solutions to the same are testimony to this experiment.