Pols

POL_MATHURON KI POL

Mathuron is a surname that in Jodhpur defines a specific social category: the businessmen and those who occupy important positions in the city government. Given their level of economic well-being it is not uncommon to find members of the caste of Mathuron still living within the historic center because many of them when the city began to expand beyond the borders of the old town, decided to move outside the walls, where sanitary conditions were better and the basic services were guaranteed.

However there is a small community that still inhabits the old town close to the hill of Mehrangarh. The economic well being of this caste is reflected in the system of urban neighborhood that differs from many others in the center for the wide open spaces and spacious houses. Here too, the need to assert their identity brought Mathuron to build houses richly decorated with a particular care in the realization of Chajja in this neighborhood. The direct connection with the Baurcheeria in fact, has allowed Mathuron to build houses upto two or three levels, the majority of which have access to the terrace from outside, as well as from inside the house specifically from the hill of Mehrangarh.

Drawing by: Students of CEPT University and Universita degli Studi di Ferrara

© Photograph by: Abhilasha Jha A perspective view of the blue city overlooking ehrangarh fort.