Talk:Lakhori bricks

Lakhori bricks verus Nanak Shahi bricks
Several texts mentions "Lakhori bricks and Nanak Shahi bricks" as well as "Lakhori bricks or Nanak Shahi bricks" (notice the difference between the "and" versus the "or"), sometimes used interchangeably by less informed writers. This confusion that they are same (which they are not) might have been further compounded by due to the reason that some earlier editor has incorrectly redirected Lakhori bricks article to Nanak Shashi bricks article. Those are similar but two different things. Both were used around the same region in similar time period, and now rarely used, though Nanak Shahi became popular later. Lakhorie bricks predate Nanak Shahi bricks. Later origin Nanak Shahi bricks are limited to Punjab region and to Sikh religion, where as earlier origin lakhori are older and universal across much wider area of north India and they come in varios dimensions. Lakhori bricks were smaller than contemporary bricks but were not standardised in dimensions. For example, (A) read this passage in this article from The Tribune about patiala fort restoration which clearly states these are two separate types of bricks "While lime stucco work is seen on internal walls over lakhori brick masonry in the Mughal period gateways, the later constructions are made of Nanakshahi bricks", writer uses "lakhori and nanak shahi" and he would have used "lakhori or nanakl shahi", this also shows that lakhori bricks predate nanak shahi bricks, and (B) also this article from INTACH here "When we excavated the ground floor, we found both modular bricks used during the Raj as well as lakhori and nanakshahi bricks used in Mughal times." and (C) a third article by a restoration architect states "We, therefore, had slim bricks known as the Lakhori and Nanakshahi bricks in India and the slim Roman bricks or their equivalents for many other parts of the world." (shows Nanak shahi and lakhorie are different) and he further goes say this ''“The lower the caste, the slimmer and smaller the brick, the higher the caste, the bigger the brick. It was not that they practiced or propagated the caste system. All that needs to be understood is that a poor person could use the local soil to burn slimmer and better bricks, using lesser fuel, to get a home that would withstand the vagaries of the elements and resist erosion and corrosion alike.In doing so, he could use even cow dung cakes as fuel for burning which would give him the desired brick. The rationale was obvious. The slimmer the brick- the lesser energy required to bake it. The higher caste could afford blending of clays and superior forms of fuel and transport produce over distances."'' Further action: Please restore the Lakhori bricks article and delete any redirect from Lakhori to Nanak Shahi. In the mean time I will edit Lakhori bricks article to make these differences clear based on the sources I cited above. Thanks. 202.156.182.84 (talk) 07:59, 28 November 2017 (UTC)

Registered editors please create redirects
Please create redirects Thanks. 202.156.182.84 (talk) 15:38, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
 * from following: Badshahi bricks and Kakaiya bricks
 * to this article: Lakhori bricks