Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah riding on his elephant.

Your Resource to the Deccan!

Welcome to The Deccan Archive Foundation

a digital initiative by Hyderabadis passionate about preserving the history and culture of the Deccan. We research and share accurate, well-verified narratives while building an open-source digital archive of manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, personal accounts, and multimedia material. Come join us for a walk, or at our studio!

Authentic. Accessible. Open for all.

A medallion from the Hayat Nagar Masjid.

Medallion from Hayat Nagar Masjid

As part of our outreach program, we conduct heritage walks, workshops and curated experiences with local organisations and artists to raise awareness amongst the masses and initiate dialogues in neighborhoods that are very much forgotten. We also preserve and digitize old books, photographs, video reels, manuscripts and the like. If you would like our help, please get in touch with us.

We are always happy to meet like-minded individuals/groups/entities willing to collaborate/network with us. If you are one of those, do fill our contact form and we will get back to you.