Deccan Heritage Foundation

THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE COMPANY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF MONUMENTS OF HISTROICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL IMPRTANCE WITHIN THE DECCAN REGION OF INDIA BY:(A) THE STUDY AND PRESERVATION OF BUDDHIST, HINDU, JAIN, ISLAMIC, CHRISTIAN AND OTHER HISTORIC MONUMENTS IN THE DECCAN;(C) RECORDING, CATALOGUING, PHOTOGRAPHING AND DIGITISING OF THESE HISTORIC MONUMENTS IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO A WIDER INTERESTED PUBLIC;(D) THE CREATION OF AWARENESS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS ABOUT HOW THE SUSTAINABLE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC MONUMENTS IS SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY BENEFICIAL;(E) THE ORGANISATION OF EVENTS, PUBLICATION OF BOOKS AND COMMISSIONING OF FILMS THAT SHOWCASE THE MONUMENTS AND HERITAGE OF THE DECCAN; AND(F) THE NUTURING OF COMMUNITY INTEREST TO PRESERVE THE HISTORIC MONUMENTS, FOSTER LOCAL CRAFTS AND SAFEGUARD THE SURROUNDING NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.