Roshandan (English Wikipedia)

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  • Thomas George Percival Spear; Margaret Spear (1981), India remembered, Orient Longman, 1981, ISBN 978-0-86131-265-8, ... The bungalow was a typical north Indian one, with a large central room lit only by skylights (roshandans) and a number of others opening out from them ...
  • Pavan K. Varma, Sondeep Shankar (1992), Mansions at dusk: the havelis of old Delhi, Spantech Publishers, 1992, ISBN 978-81-85215-14-3, ... Thirdly, while obviating direct sunlight, it had to allow some light and air to enter through overhead roshandans ...
  • Centre for the Study of the Civilizations of Central Asia (Pakistan) (1996), Journal of Central Asia, Volume 19, Centre for the Study of the Civilizations of Central Asia, Quaid-i-Azam University, 1996, ... Roshandan means, -'that which has light'. The translation in English of such an architectural feature is usually 'ventilator'. ... Therefore the correct name for this oriental architectural feature is 'Roshandan' and not ventilator ...