Giles Henry Rupert Tillotson (born 1960) is a writer and lecturer on

Indian history Anatomically modern humans first arrived on the Indian subcontinent between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago. The earliest known human remains in South Asia date to 30,000 years ago. Sedentariness began in South Asia around 7000 BCE; by 4500 ...

and

architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...

Career

He was previously Reader in

History of Art The history of art focuses on objects made by humans for any number of spiritual, narrative, philosophical, symbolic, conceptual, documentary, decorative, and even functional and other purposes, but with a primary emphasis on its aesthetics ...

and Chair of Art &

Archaeology Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

at the

School of Oriental and African Studies The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS University of London; ) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury area ...

(SOAS),

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. From 2011 to 2020 he was Consultant Director at the Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II Museum in the City Palace, Jaipur. He is also Fellow and a former director of the

Royal Asiatic Society The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, commonly known as the Royal Asiatic Society, was established, according to its royal charter of 11 August 1824, to further "the investigation of subjects connected with and for the encourag ...

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. He currently lives in India and is Senior Vice President (Museum Exhibitions) at DAG, New Delhi. His scholarly books include ''The Rajput Palaces'' (1987), ''The Tradition of Indian Architecture'' (1989), ''The Artificial Empire'' (2000), and ''Building Jaipur'' (2002, co-authored with Vibhuti Sachdev). His popular writing for general audiences includes his 'Golden Triangle' trilogy - ''Jaipur Nama'' (2006), ''Taj Mahal'' (2008), and ''Delhi Darshan'' (2019) - and the historical novella ''Return to Bhanupur'' (2012). He has also edited books on collections, including ''James Tod's Rajasthan: The Historian and his Collections'' (2007), ''A Passionate Eye: Textiles, Paintings and Sculptures from the Bharany Collections'' (2014), ''Painting & Photography at the Jaipur Court'' (2016, with Mrinalini Venkateswaran), and ''Modern Indian Painting: Jane & Kito de Boer Collection'' (2019, with Rob Dean).

Works

His major publications include: *''The Rajput Palaces: The Development of an Architectural Style, 1450-1750'' (1987). *''Fan Kwae Pictures: Paintings and Drawings by George Chinnery and Other Artists in the Collection of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation'' (1987) *''The Tradition of Indian Architecture: Continuity, Controversy and Change since 1850'' (1989). *''Mughal India'' (1990). *''Paradigms of Indian Architecture: Space and Time in Representation and Design'' (editor, 1998). *''The Artificial Empire: The Indian Landscapes of William Hodges'' (2000). *''Stones in the Sand: The Architecture of Rajasthan'' (editor, 2001). *''Building Jaipur: The Making of an Indian City'' (with Vibhuti Sachdev, 2002)''.'' *''Jaipur Nama: Tales from the Pink City'' (2006). *''James Tod's Rajasthan: The Historian and his Collections'' (editor, 2007). *''Jaipur City Palace'' (with Vibhuti Sachdev, 2008). *''Taj Mahal'' (2008). *''Mehrangarh: Jodhpur Fort & Palace Museum'' (2010, revised 2018) *''Nagaur: A Garden Palace in Rajasthan'' (2010) *''Umaid Bhawan Palace: Jodhpur Modern'' (2011) *''Return to Bhanupur: a novel'' (2012). *''A Passionate Eye: Textiles, Paintings and Sculptures from the Bharany Collections'' (editor, 2014). *''Painting & Photography at the Jaipur Court'' (editor, with Mrinalini Venkateswaran, 2016) *''Modern Indian Painting: Jane & Kito de Boer Collection'' (edited, with Rob Dean, 2019) *''Delhi Darshan: The History and Monuments of India's Capital'' (2019) * ''Vision & Landscape: Aquatints of India by Thomas Daniell and William Daniell'' (editor, 2019) * ''Masterpieces at the Jaipur Court'' (editor, with Mrinalini Venkateswaran, 2022) * ''Tipu Sultan: Image & Distance'' (editor, 2022) * ''William Hodges & the Prospect of India'' (editor, 2023)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tillotson, Giles 1960 births Living people Academics of SOAS University of London British Indologists Indian architectural history British architectural historians Historians of Indian art