VEDAKUMAR MANIKONDA
Founder & Chairman, Deccan Heritage Academy
Civil Engineer, Urban and Regional Planner

Education 

• Civil Engineering from Mysore University (B.E.,)
• Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P) from JNTU, Hyderabad

Responsibilities Holding:

• Chairman, DECCAN HERITAGE ACADEMY, Hyderabad.
• Chairman, Forum for a Better Hyderabad.
• Presently as Governing council member, INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and

        Cultural  Heritage), New Delhi for 3 Terms 2016-2019, 2019-2022, 2022-2025 also served as  

        Co- convenor  of INTACH, AP State Chapter from 2011-2014.

• Member, ICOMOS(International Council on Monuments and Sites).
• Member, Institute of Town Planners, India (ITPI)
• Member, Institution of Engineers, India (IEI), Telangana Chapter.
• He is the Teaching Faculty  for Architecture, Heritage and environmental design of 

        JBR   Architecture College (JBRAC), Hyd. symposiums, seminars.

• Also  visits   School of Planning & Architecture (SPA), JNAFAU, gave many lectures in

        colloquiums since 2 decades.

●   He is appointed as official Ambassador for  GA2020 for the ICOMOS 20th General           

      Assembly and  Scientific Symposium being held at Australia  in October, 2020.

●    ICOMOS India nominated   as observer from South Zone ICOMOS India during the   

visit of Mission expert Mr. Vasu Poshyanandana, Thailand of Technical Evaluation Mission to the Glorious Kakatiya Temples and Gateways – Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple,    Palampet,   Jayashankar Bhupalpally District, Telangana State” in Sept,   2019.

•   He had successfully completed his responsibilities as Returning Officer for the

        Elections of Executive Committee of ICOMOS India for 2020-2023 by COMOS, India.  

•   Chairman, Children’ Film Society, Telangana

•  Chief Editor & Publisher, BALACHELIMI

• Chief Editor & Publisher,  DECCAN LAND

• Chairman, TELANGANA RESOURCE CENTRE

•  Chief Editor & Publisher,  DECCAN LAND

• Founder, BALARANYA, a Nature Centre