Heritage Science & Technology @
IIT Hyderabad

Department of HST is dedicated to the application of Science and Technology for conservation and development of tangible and intangible Heritage assets, with a specific focus on the Indian context. Heritage includes tangible heritage like monuments, archaeological sites and intangible ones like knowledge systems, cuisine, medicine, dress, art, language, symbols, stories and much more. 

Our activities are centred around use of Science and Technology for development of Heritage assets, associated industries, technologists, scientists, entrepreneurs, professionals. 

Our goals include  

• Research to define the state of art in Heritage activities using science and technology

• Training of human resources engaged in Heritage areas.

• Product development to help Heritage industries, entrepreneurs scale up and  serve customers better.

• August 2026 - MTech, Exec MTech & PhD - Heritage Science & Technology - Application process is complete and offer letters will be sent soon! <11-06-2026>
  
  Archived Posts

• Workshop on AI applications for Indian Music 

• Heritage Lecture Series - "Unlocking the mysteries of the Indus script!" (10th Dec 2024)- Crypto Genius Bharath Rao (aka Yajnadevam) takes us on a journey to decipher the enigmatic Indus script using cryptanalytic methods. 

🎥 Watch the recording here: Heritage Lecture Series: Yajnadevam

• HST-IITH announces Yoga Tech Conclave (14th May 2023) - Brainstorming sessions on the current tech-challenges and its role in the future of YOGA.
  Dept. of Heritage Science & Technology, IIT Hyderabad announces Indic Architecture Conclave  (22-23 April 2023) in association with Architecture and Design Foundation India- Reviving Practice of Indic Architecture [From Libraries to laboratories: a conclave for creating curriculum and course content for practicing Indic Architecture]

• Dept. of Heritage Science & Technology, IIT Hyderabad announces Heritage Lecture Series
  Join us for an enthralling talk by eminent Archaeologist and Padma Shri Awardee, Shri K. K. Muhammed on the stunning story of resurrection of "Chambal Valley Temples and Conservation Challenges" as part of Heritage Lecture Series on Reconstruction of Indic Architecture.
  Time - 4 PM, 21st April 2023         Venue - Auditorium, IIT Hyderabad

• HST Musicals - 18th March 2023 - an evening of Indian Music - performances and tech-demos. Dr. S. Chandrasekhar - Secretary, Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India  will grace the occasion as the Chief Guest.

• DST - SHRI has awarded IITH with a generous grant for setting up the Takshashila - Center for multi-disciplinary Heritage Science and Technology under the Department of HST, IITH !