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Evolution
in nature was never a blind affair left in the hands of random genetic
mutations. After the development of human race, nature gave it the capacity
to think and plan, grow intellectually and socially, and now consciously.
As man developed through the spirals of time, there was a simultaneous
shift in its level of intellectual and spiritual growth. Interestingly,
its dwelling styles also changed. The less developed civilizations adopted
less sophisticated building designs, some even primitive, and the more
developed societies developed more complex building plans. The
ancient Indians were the most developed intellectual and spiritual society,
and their understanding of the laws of nature was profound and deep.
They developed rules which are based upon the cosmic laws of nature
for designing complete townships, creating centres of excellence which
would allow the blossoming of the intellect and free mind. An
important branch of Vastushastra relates to town planning and is called
nagar-vastu .
There
are numerous evidences of planned building activity in Vedic times.
Various references are found in the vedic texts for roads and towns.
Roads were classified as mahapath (major path, supath (easy path), vipath
(difficult path) etc. The road for the chariots was called parirathyaa.
Bridges were called setu. Distances were measured in krosh and yojan.
There are names of several settlements in these literature. Also,
according to Apastambh Gruhyasutra (2.10.24.2-15) it was the responsibility
of the kind to create villages and capital. It also talks specifically
about the situation of the king's palace, his court, stable etc. In his treatise Mayamat the great Vastu scholar Maya has described five types of towns: Gram, Khet, Kharvat, Durg and Nagar. Vastu texts like Samarangan Sutradhar, Mayamat, Vishwakarma Vastushastra, Mansara and Shilparatna are replete with rules about designing a human settlement. Towns
were classified according to their population, size, location and shape
of the township. Mayamat refers to eight types of villages with exotic
names and shapes like Swastik which is shaped like a swastika, and Padma
which resembles an eight-petalled flower. In traditional Vastu the city was planned according to the various castes, ranks and vocations of its inhabitants. The pivot of the city used to be either the king's palace or some important temple. As a general practice a town used to be developed as a cohesive group of concentric squares where areas were designated for the King's palace, ministers and noblemen, teachers, warriors, administrators , business community, service class, butchers, fishermen, craftsmen, prostitutes, and people of other profession.
Just as a dwelling is a microcosm representing the balanced energies of the universe, so is a township. A township with balanced vastu energies will yield great benefits to its residents. To say in one sentence, the residents will have a stress-free and a better quality of life. A vastu compliant town will have high levels of positive energy which will manifest as creativity and positive thoughts. In such a town all negative thoughts and actions like theft, hatred, quarrels and skirmishes between neighbours or rival groups, unhealthy politics, crime and similar other negative actions will be automatically discouraged. In
such a township prosperity will inhabit each home. The reason for this
abundance will be that besides residents, the entire range of commercial
activities like service sector, banking, BPOs, general trading, consultancy,
software development, media advertising will bloom, grow, and earn more.
The
creativity of a vastu township will not only support commercial activities.
It will also find its expression in excellent centres of Research and
Development, and all types of education.
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The history of Vastu Town planning