Mentors Comments: The answer should mention the shift in architectural forms – towards port cities and fortified colonies due to arrival of East India Companies. Then highlight the prominent characteristics of each in brief. Further, the answer should trace the three schools, which marked the influence and contribution of the colonial architecture and support these … Continue reading Discuss the influence of East India Companies (British, French, Dutch and Portuguese) on the architecture of the Indian subcontinent from mid-17th century onwards. (250 W)