[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Architecture and art](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art) › [Town Planning in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925) › c3.16 # Town Planning in Ancient India c3.16 Town Planning in Ancient India c3.16 - **Language:** English ### [c3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c3.16) Orthodox texts on Indo-Aryan town-planning—Meaning and scope of Vāstu-vidyā and Silpa Sāstra—Antiquity of Indian town-planning—Traditions about its origin—The four classes of artists and their deified ancestors—The Vedic origin of town-planning—The Vedic towns and villages—The high standard attained by the Hindus in the science—Diffusion of its knowledge among the people—High civic consciousness of the Hindus—The high social status of the civic architect—The scope of Indian town-planning and its principal subdivisions—The order and method of treatment adopted in this book .... .... Page 1 - [Previous: c3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c3.15) - [Next: c3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c3.17) - [Up: c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c3.16) · Pramāṇa