Critical Regionalism had emerged as an onslaught to the modernist image of universal and homogeneous utopia in architecture. The theories of critical regionalism are used to address the literal imitation of vernacular style and placelessness of universal built environments. This thesis attempts to understand the principal theories of critical regionalism as an approach to architecture practices of Post-Independent India. After understanding impacts of socio- cultural and political aspects on the architecture of post independent India, various key events in the history of critically regional architecture are discussed. For the assessment of critical regionalism, the regional architecture has to demonstrate strong characteristics as a response to the climate, geography, topography, materials, construction techniques and so on. The city of Jaipur in Rajasthan region deploys these qualities, making it an area of inquiry. These studies will help to determine the methods of translation and approaches to the theory.
