The Deccan Archive Foundation

After a brief hiatus, our walks are back this April, the birth month of both, its founder Mohammed Quli and its modern reformer Osman Ali Khan, now with even more research, stories, and explorations across Hyderabad. Register here: thedeccanarchive.com/events

Visuals from today's cleanup drive at Irrum Manzil for World Heritage Day 2026 with more than 70 participants, graced by Special CS Mr Jayesh Ranjan IAS and Administrator QQSUDA Mrs. Gouthami Poojari IAS. Supported by R&B Dept Telangana.

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It is the morning of 4 April 2026, Mohammed Quli returns to his city after 35 years, a visit which was chronicled by Mujtaba Hussain in his Quli Qutb Shah ka Safarnama. His last visit to Hyderabad in 1991, the city’s 400th anniversary, was full of surprises. #Hyderabad

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First Made In India/Local Made Car was made in Hyderabad,Pingle Car, by Pingle Madhusudhan Reddy, member of Warangal Sardeshmukh Family and an Educated Innovator.

Hyderabad is first among princely states of British India, to have its own airlines and provide international services. The first flight, took off in India from Calcutta to Secunderabad Parade grounds maidan, as demonstration. What's worse is, post independence, still TG

Hit me with the craziest Hyderabad Deccan history facts you know.

This week in #Hyderabad, I met @aarvee_engg to discuss their work in 🇦🇺 & had excellent conversations with our partner WE Hub. A joy to meet the team behind SAFA girls' ⚽️initiative & thanks to @DeccanArchive for a memorable Iftar walk. Always lots happening in 🇦🇺–Telangana ties.

Long before it became a polluted urban stretch, the #Musi marked boundaries, connected communities and anchored memory. Mohammed Sibghatullah Khan recounts a story of what the river meant to the city historically. @DeccanArchive questionofcities.org/the-musi-was-a…

Step into the illuminated heart of Hyderabad this Ramzan. Explore the Charminar precinct as a living cultural landscape, where faith, architecture, memory, and community come alive after dusk. urbanaut.app/spot/ramzan-wa…

Postcards so goated, I’m writing back from the battlefield Credits: @DeccanArchive

Went again for mera shehar Hyderabad 🗣️ Keep up the good work @DeccanArchive

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Have you got your copy of the 2026 Hyderabad calendar yet? thedeccanarchive.com/product-page/h…

Symposium on Nucleic Acids, Regional Research Laboratory Hyderabad, January, 1964: photograph of Crick in conversation with Dr Obaid Siddiqi (L) and Alan Garen (Crick's hand in back pocket)

@TagzhoBeler @DeccanArchive has a diverse and amazing team now! Reviews say they are much better leads than me :p

It was a pleasure hosting the Hon'ble Consul General in our city!