On Tuesday, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) and the Hyderabad Design Forum (HDF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the research and publication of ‘The Forgotten Stepwells of Telangana’.
The Hyderabad Design Forum (HDF), a guild of practising designers, has taken on the task of documenting and publication of step wells, which was initiated voluntarily by HDF in order to create a permanent and legitimate document of reference.
So far, HDF field surveys in rural Telangana and the walled city of Hyderabad have discovered over 110 wells in five major typologies ranging in historicity from 1,000 to 200 years.
The HDF is carrying out the documentation of these water structures through physical site surveys, photographs, and oral interviews.
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A team of 10 architects is each voluntarily researching a different aspect that will analyze the role of these wells in the socio, religious and agrarian lives of medieval Telangana.
With reference to this fascinating inverted architecture, researchers are examining hydrology, geology, Vastu and Agama building codes, gender behaviour, history, folklore, and iconography.
The study will culminate in the publication of an illustrated scientific monograph entitled ‘The Forgotten Step Wells of Telangana’, slated for May 2023. The MoU was signed in the presence of Arvind Kumar and president of HDF Yeshwant Ramamurthy in the presence of senior architects from the Forum.
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