The Telangana government on Wednesday kicked off World Heritage Week 2025 celebrations in Hyderabad with a walk through the Old City. | Photo credit: Special arrangement
The Telangana government kicked off World Heritage Week celebrations in Hyderabad on Wednesday with a walk through the Old City. The week-long initiative, which will run till November 25, has been planned to highlight and celebrate the state’s tangible and intangible heritage through curated walks, cultural performances, competitions and a concluding stakeholder roundtable.
“The celebrations started with a walk from Charminar to Chowmohalla Palace for government school students. This walk was designed to acquaint them with the architectural and historical legacy of the Old City,” said Anuradha Reddy of INTACH.
Telangana Tourism Special Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan joined the program and inaugurated an exhibition featuring artefacts from recent excavations at Phanigiri (Suryapet District) and Chad (Nalgonda District).
The Heritage Week celebrations will continue with a lecture on Museum Reforms by A. Nagender Reddy on November 20, followed by a lecture on World Heritage and Case Studies from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in a National Context by Surya Narayan Murthy on November 21. A quiz and essay writing competition on Telangana monuments will be held for students on November 21 and at Museum and Heritage on November 22 at Museum and Heritage. Valedictory session on November 25.
Published – 19 Nov 2025 20:07 IST
