While browsing through the Deccan Heritage Foundation’s (DHF)website, we were pleasantly surprised. Although it works towards the conservation of heritage structures in India’s Deccan region, it is actually a registered charity in the United Kingdom. “My interest in the Deccan dates back to the mid 1960s, when I travelled across India as a young Australian architecture student. India was the first country with a historical pedigree and rich artistic traditions that I had ever seen!” reminisces George Michell, one of DHF’s founders. The aim of the foundation is to preserve and build awareness about heritage and architectural structures of the Deccan.

Water conservationist Janak Daftary discussing restoration of mangroves and Mithi river with Teach for India Class V students from Jafari English School