The Sacred Waters 'of' Varanasi: (Record no. 38904)
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| fixed length control field | 01877nam a22001817a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9789394262614 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 333.915 451 |
| Item number | GOG-S |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Gogate, Mahesh |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Sacred Waters 'of' Varanasi: |
| Sub Title | The Colonial Draining and Heritage Ecology |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | by Mahesh Gogate |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | London: |
| Name of publisher | Routledge; |
| Year of publication | © 2023 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 192p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This book on urban water bodies, catchment areas and drainage pattern is set against the backdrop of the unprecedented heavy rainfall that severely deluged metropolitan cities and other parts of India in recent years. The recurring natural catastrophes in water-stressed cities of India and alarming rate of diminishing water bodies, wetlads and catchment areas needs a re-visit to an entire urban water-cycle.<br/><br/>This book, thus, discusses how the processes and implementation of colonial urban development policies and projects have radically transformed the water bodies and their catchment areas – traditional water holding systems of Varanasi city. In this imperative colonial process, through the case study of Varanasi, the book mainly engages with the reasons behind the elimination of the temple tanks and ponds after the annexation of Varanasi by the British from 1775 till 1947. The book investigates the colonial notion of ‘dry city’, and how this notion crafted the process of separating land and water bodies, which arguably resulted in the reclamation and draining of water bodies, and also gave rise to water pollution. Additionally, the book analyzes the elimination of water bodies and loss of catchment areas through the ongoing processes of restoring the ancient city’s natural and cultural heritage. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | English |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Heritage ecology |
| Form subdivision | India |
| Geographic subdivision | Varanasi |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Water Pollution |
| Form subdivision | India |
| Geographic subdivision | Varanasi |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Colonialism |
| Form subdivision | India |
| Geographic subdivision | Varanasi |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| NASSDOC Library | NASSDOC Library | 2024-03-18 | Rajasthani Granthagar | 862.79 | 333.915 451 GOG-S | 54054 | 1195.00 | 2024-04-22 | Books |