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Santal dwelling, Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India G auri B harat PhD student – WAM, UEA / Lecturer – FA, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India. pagathiyu Noun, Neuter Paad (from pag , the foot- Sanskrit ) + tharvu (from sthar or stha – Sanskrit, to stand )
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Santal dwelling, Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India • Gauri Bharat • PhD student – WAM, UEA / Lecturer – FA, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India
pagathiyu • Noun, Neuter • Paad (from pag, the foot- Sanskrit ) + tharvu(from sthar orstha – Sanskrit, to stand ) • Pagathiyu basically means a tread of the staircase. The etymology of the word suggests that it relates to the dimensions of the human foot. It refers to a step or an arrangement of steps in a staircase. It also means a platform/ a stand/ a mount made out of wood, mud, plaster, or stone which allows connections between different plinth levels. Pagathiyu also defines a level drop between different spaces of the house ( level difference between chowk and a parshal). • On language and architectural concepts • A dictionary of Gujarati terminology of architecture of the walled city of Ahmedabad • Students’ work, FA – CEPT University, 2010
Settlements as networks • Narratives of a four-legged kind: Animals and their networks in urban Ahmedabad • Students’ work, FA – CEPT University, 2010
Settlements as networks • Narratives of a four-legged kind: Animals and their networks in urban Ahmedabad • Students’ work, FA – CEPT University, 2010