Indian Architecture is as ancient as the history of civilization. The remains of the buildings in India belongs to the third millennium in the Indus Valley cities. These cities are among the man’s earliest attempts to built the urban environment. "The Great Baths of Mohenjodaro" are some of the significant examples of architecture. Later, the Vedic period was marked by the unspecified pastoral settlements of mud, thatch, bamboo and timber in the valleys of Ganga and Saraswati. Even though the examples of perishable timber structures of that period are not available, but the facts are based on evidences left by successive Buddhist sculptures of the 2nd and 3rd century BC. These sculptures depict the episodes from the life of Buddha, in the architectural setting of the Vedic period.
The story of Indian art begins with Harappan culture. The Harappans were great builders, skilled in town planning. The houses with the various facilities, the granaries, the Great Bath, show how skilful and efficient the people were in construction. The terracotta and stone images, the bronze figure of the dancing girl and the artistic seals reveal the exquisite workmanship of the artists.
