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Colonialism And The City The Story Of An Imperial Capital

Question
CBSEENSS8006930

State the salient features of the colonial bungalow.

Solution
The salient features of the colonial bungalow are stated below:

(i) The colonial bungalow was quite different from the haveli. It was meant for one nuclear family.

(ii) It was a large single-storyed structure with a pitched roof and usually set in one or two acres of open ground.

(iii) It had separate living and dinning rooms and bedrooms and a wide verandah running in the front and sometimes on three sides.

(iv) Kitchens, stables and servants' quarters were in a separate space from the main house. The house was run by dozens of servants.

(v)The women of the household often sat on the verandas to supervise tailors or other tradesmen.

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