Town Planning in Ancient India c10.s2.8

c10.s2.8

¹ It is the authors of the Śilpa Śāstras who have made their folk-planning hinge upon padavinyāsa, whereas Kauṭilya, Śukrāchāryya and the author of the Agni Purāṇa do not refer to padavinyāsa. Nowhere in their works do we come across any allusion to or description of this scheme. Their method of allocating sites and folk is therefore quite independent of padavinyāsa and the various classes and professions have been represented in their ideal towns in quarters selected only with reference to the site of the royal mansions. The latter authorities all belong to Northern India. Do we get here a glimpse of two schools, Northern and Southern?