[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) › c9.45 # Town Planning in Ancient India c9.45 Town Planning in Ancient India c9.45 - **Language:** English ### [c9.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c9.45) Mr. E. V. Havell—and in this matter he takes the cue from Rāmrāz’s excerpt—says that of the two central streets, the one running from east to west is called Rājapatha and the other running from north to south is called Mahākāla, or Vāmanapatha (the short street). In my opinion he is wrong. Firstly, it is not an invariable practice that the towns are planted longitudinally from east to west; some run north and south. In these cases the north-to-south central street cannot be called Vāmanapatha or short street. Secondly, in the case of an - [Previous: c9.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c9.44) - [Next: c9.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c9.46) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c9.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.art.dutt-1925.c9.45) · Pramāṇa