 Title page | |
| Author | Frederic Growse |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Published | Benares |
| Publisher | Medical Hall Press |
Publication date | 1884 |
| Publication place | British India |
| Pages | 90 |
| Followed by | Indian Architecture of Today as Exemplified in New Buildings in the Bulandshahr District: Part I |
Bulandshahr: Or, Sketches of an Indian District: Social, Historical and Architectural is an 1884 book written by Frederic Growse, a district magistrate and collector for the Indian Civil Service, about the district of Bulandshahr in the North-Western Provinces during the British rule in India. It was published by Medical Hall Press, Benares, and includes a description of Bulandshahr, an account of its history from antiquity to the 1857 rebellion, and of how the town was rebuilt under the supervision of Growse himself in the late 19th century.
The account of the town built by local artisans brought Growse into dispute with the Public Works Department (PWD), who attempted to prevent the construction of his buildings. The British government in India's interpretation of the book was that it praised Indian architecture excessively and endorsed Indian autonomy. Growse was subsequently transferred from Bulandshahr and further publications banned. Later appraisals of his work note it as unique in architectural literature.