Webinars, Lectures and Events
The Deccan Heritage Foundation organises a number of events, from lectures, webinars and courses, to tours and publication launches. They feature fascinating presentations by world-renowned art historians sharing their latest research on the architecture, painting, tiles, textiles and gardens of the region. Explore past webinars below or Sign Up for our newsletter to be the first to know about upcoming lectures and events.
Whether you are curious about South Indian architecture, the iconic site of Hampi Vijayanagara, Deccani painting, or another aspect of the Deccan Plateau’s rich culture and history, learn from the experts by viewing video replays of DHF webinars and lectures. Also find out about our tours, courses and book launches here. Our database is searchable by topic, speaker, title and date making it easy to access whatever interests you.
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21 Sep 2023
Sculptural Abundance and Visual Prestige: Hoysala Temples in Karnataka, India
Dr. Katherine E. Kasdorf
This lecture explores the visual intricacies of Hoysala temples in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Built primarily during the 12th and 13th...
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23 May 2023
Cosmopolitan Visions: Art and Architecture from the Islamic Courts of Southern India
Deborah Hutton
Professor Deborah Hutton delivered an exploration of the diverse visual cultures that flourished circa 1600 in South Asia’s Deccan region. The Decc...
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28 Mar 2023
A Look at Vijayanagara’s First Great Photographer: Alexander Greenlaw – By George Michell
George Michell
The extensive photographic coverage of Hampi, a town in Karnataka with numerous ruined temple complexes from the Vijayanagara Empire, by Ale...
Tours
16 Jan 2023
An Exceptional Edifice in Telangana: A Visit to the Pachala Someshwara Temple
A day trip was organised to the Pachala Someshwara Temple, Panagal, by the DHF on the 16th of January 2023. The group was accompanied by Dr. Helen ...
Events and Launches
15 Jan 2023
Inauguration of the Restored Rang Mahal Gardens: Koti, Hyderabad
The Deccan Heritage Foundation (DHF) has been involved in the restoration of the monuments and sites of the former British Residency, now within th...
Tours
13 Jan 2023
Splendours of Kakatiya Art: A Visit to Palampet and Ghanpur
A 12-hour day tour was organised to the Ramappa Temple and the Kotagullu group of temples by the DHF on the 13th of January 2023. The group was acc...
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17 Jun 2022
The Usha Subrahmanyam Memorial Lecture
George Michell
The Deccan plateau of peninsular India witnessed an unparalleled efflorescence in sacred Hindu and Jain architecture and art in the medieval age. T...
Webinars
17 Jun 2022
A Cosmopolitan yet Local Tradition: Glazed Tiles in the Deccani Sultanates
Arthur Millner (Art Consultant)
17 June 2022 The tiles which embellished many monuments in the Deccan represent one of the richest and finest tile traditions of the Islamic world....
Webinars
3 Dec 2021
Bahmani Architecture and Culture: The Tomb of Ahmad Shah in Bidar
Helen Philon (DHF) and Vivek Gupta (University of Cambridge) in conversation with Sara Mondini (Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)
3 December 2021 After the move of the headquarters of the Bahmani kingdom from Gulbarga to the third capital Bidar by Ahmad I Shah (r.1422-36) in c...
Webinars
19 Nov 2021
Fragrant Stories: The Buddhist Landscape of the Early Deccan
John Guy (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
19 November 2021 This talk will explore the earliest recorded cultural landscape of the Deccan, that of monastic Buddhism, which prospered from aro...
