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Department of Heritage Telangana

(Formerly Archaeology & Museums)

Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture Department

List of Directors

Directors who have led the Department of Heritage Telangana (formerly Archaeology & Museums).

S.NoName of the DirectorService Period
1 Dr. Gulam Yazdhani, Founder-Director Order of British Empire 27/04/1914 - 1921
2 Sri Syed Ali Asghar Bilgram, Hyderabad Civil services, Director I/C 1922 - 1924
3 Dr. Gulam Yazdhani, O.B.E Director 1924 - 1944
4 Sri Khwaja Mohammad Ahmed, Director 1945 - 1950
5 Sri Syed Yousuf, Director 1950 - 1951
6 Prof. P. Srinivasa chary, Director 1952 - 1960
7 Sri L. N. Gupta, I.A.S Director I/C 1960 - 1961
8 Sri S. Rama Murthy, I.A.S Director I/C 1961 - 1961
9 Dr V. K. Bava, I.A.S Director 1961 - 1962
10 Dr. Abdul Waheed Khan, FRAS(Londan) Director General of Archaeology 1962 - 1974
11 Dr. N. Ramesan, I.A.S Director of General of Archaeology FRAS(Londan) 1974 - 1980
12 Sri P. Sitapati, I.A.S Director of General of Archaeology FRAS(Londan) 17/02/1980 - 30/09/1981
13 Dr. V.V. Krishna Sastry, M.A, Ph.D, Director 01/10/1981 - 30/06/1991
14 Sri H. Rajendra Prasad, Director I/C 01/07/1991 - 31/08/1991
15 Dr. V.V. Krishna Sastry, M.A, Ph.D, Director 01/09/1991 - 31/10/1992
16 Sri S. Kasi Pandian, I.A.S, Director I/C 01/11/1992 - 06/05/1993
17 Sri S. K. Pachouri, I.A.S, Director I/C 07/05/1993 - 24/11/1993
18 Sri K. Ambarish, I.A.S, Director I/C 25/11/1993 - 05/02/1994
19 Sri N.R.V. Prasad, M.A Director I/C 05/02/1994 - 30/06/1997
20 Dr. Lal Rosam, I.A.S, Director I/C 01/07/1997 - 21/12/1997
21 Sri Rajiv Sharma, I.A.S, Director I/C 22/12/1997 - 31/03/1998
22 Dr. Lal Rosam, I.A.S, Director I/C 01/04/1998 - 13/09/1998
23 Sri M.S. Prasad, I.A.S, Commissioner 14/09/1998 - 05/12/1998
24 Dr. Lal Rosam, I.A.S, Director I/C 06/12/1998 - 31/08/1999
25 Sri V. Sarma Rao, I.A.S, Commissioner 01/01/1999 - 23/03/2000
26 Dr. Lal Rosam, I.A.S, Director I/C 23/03/2000 - 15/07/2000
27 Sri A. Rama Lakshman, I.A.S, Commissioner 15/07/2000 - 10/08/2003
28 Smt. B.V. Siva Naga Kumari, Commissioner I/C 11/08/2003 - 30/09/2003
29 Dr. J. Kedareswari, M.A, Ph.D, Director 01/10/2003 - 06/11/2007
30 Sri Vikas Raj, I.A.S, Director I/C 07/11/2007 - 09/04/2008
31 Prof. P. Chenna Reddy, 10/04/2008 - 09/04/2012
32 M.A, MTM, Ph.D, Director -
33 Sri Sabya Sachi Ghosh, I.A.S, Director (FAC) 10/04/2012 - 30/04/2012
34 Sri D. Manohar, Director I/C 01/05/2012 - 08/05/2012
35 Sri B. Srinivas, I.F.S, Director (FAC) 09/05/2012 - 17/07/2012
36 Dr. Rajat Kumar, I.A.S, Director (FAC) 18/07/2012 - 26/08/2012
37 Dr. P. Gayathri, M.Sc, M.A, Ph.D, Director, (FAC) 27/08/2012 - 30/09/2012
38 Dr. G.V RamaKrishna, M.A, Ph.D, Director I/C 01/10/2012 - 17/01/2013
39 Sri Kanthilal Dande, I.A.S, Director I/C -
40 Dr. G.V Ramakrishna Rao, M.A, Ph.D, Director I/C -
41 Prof. K.P. Rao, M.A, Ph.D, Director I/C -
42 Sri B. Srinivas, I.F.S Director I/C -
43 Smt Chandana Khan, I.A.S, Director I/C -

After formation of State of Telangana, the department of Archaeology and Museums was changed as Department of Heritage Telangana as per the Act 22 of 2017.

S.NoName of the DirectorService Period
1 Sri B. Srinivas, I.F.S Director I/C 02/06/2014 - 12/02/2015
2 Smt Sunitha M. Bhagwat, I.F.S Director I/C 13/02/2015 - 18/10/2015
3 Smt N. R. Visalatchy, I.Po.S Director 19/10/2015 - 28/04/2016
4 Dr. K. Padmanabha, M.A, Ph.D, D.litt, D.C.A F.R.A.S(Londan) FSA (Scotland) Director F.A.C 29/04/2016 - 10/05/2016
5 Smt N. R. Visalatchy, I.Po.S. Director 11/05/2016 - 30/04/2019
6 Smt Sunitha M. Bhagwat, I.F.S Director I/C 20/04/2019 - 29/04/2019
7 Sri A. Dinakar Babu, I. A. S 11/05/2019 - 31/12/2019
8 Sri B. Venkatesham, I.A.S 01/01/2020 - 15/03/2020
9 Sri M. Raghunandan Rao, I.A.S 16/03/2020 - 16/07/2020
10 Sri K.S. Sreenivasa Raju, I.A.S 17/07/2020 - 17/10/2021
11 Sri Somesh Kumar, I.A.S 18/10/2021 - 19/05/2022
12 Sri Sandeep Kumar Sultania, I.A.S 20/05/2022 - 20/11/2022
13 Sri K.S. Sreenivasa Raju, I.A.S 21/11/2022 - 11/12/2022
14 Sri Sandeep Kumar Sultania, I.A.S 12/12/2022 - 14/07/2023
15 Sri K.S. Sreenivasa Raju, I.A.S 15/07/2023 - 25/07/2023
16 Sri Sandeep Kumar Sultania, I.A.S 26/07/2023 -
17 Smt Shailaja Ramaiyer, I.A.S - 08/01/2024
18 Smt Bharati Hollikeri, I.A.S 09/01/2024 - 04/09/2024
19 Smt A. Vani Prasad, I.A.S 05/09/2024 - 16/10/2024
20 Sri N. Sridhar, I.A.S 17/10/2024 - 26/04/2025
21 Smt Smitha Sabharwal, I.A.S 27/11/2024 - 26/04/2025
22 Sri Jayesh Ranjan, I.A.S 27/04/2025 - 16/09/2025
23 Sri Prof. Arjun Rao Kuthadi, M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D 17/09/2025 -