Care and Administration of Heritage Monuments in India, 1784-1904

The British efforts to safeguard the monumental heritage is indeed remarkable. The central administration of the Company's Government and subsequently, that of Crown took keen interest in the care of monuments besides implementation of programmes for safeguarding the edifices of our rich cultural past. The present study chronicles the administrative policy of English East India Company and the British Crown towards the neglect of monuments and pursuance of their concerted efforts in shaping a definitive policy for arresting their further decay. The volume is a pioneering attempt to document the development and shaping of a definitive policy towards care of monuments in India which was considered an important aspect of governance.