Who We Are

Yunus Lasania – Founder

Originally founded in 2016 as a simple blog to create awareness about Hyderabad’s heritage, The Hyderabad History Project is Yunus Lasania’s tribute to express his undying love for his city.

A journalist and oral historian by profession, founder Yunus Lasania’s fascination (and perhaps obsession) with Hyderabad blossomed into The Hyderabad History Project after he began writing about his city’s heritage in 2016. His news reports on the city’s monuments soon led him into a rabbit hole which helped him rediscover his city and the love for it.

Samiya Shakir – CMO

With over 15 years of branding and marketing experience in the hospitality & entertainment industry, Samiya is known for her unique approach in curating diverse luxe experiences throughout sectors. At the Hyderabad History Project, she brings her strong communications and hospitality branding with curated cultural experiences and exciting new IP’s and avenues.

Zubair Lasania – COO

A student of history, Zubair is also part of the core team that conducts heritage walks for The Hyderabad History Project. A pucca Hyderabadi and someone who absolutely loves his Biryani, he makes it a point to ensure that anyone who attends his walks sees his city through his lens.

Joel K – Partner

An architect by profession, Joel Komandur is the founder of Sedr Heritage, which promotes and markets only premium handcrafted, sustainable and limited edition Heritage Products from all over India. With a keen interest in Deccan history and its connections with medieval Persia, Joel leads some of The Hyderabad History Project’s best walks, including our Bidar trips.

Extraordinary Experiences – Why We Are Different

Having realised that finding authentic information about his city was not easy, and also due to a general lack of awareness about heritage, the ethos behind starting The Hyderabad History Project was to provide factual information and to make others understand why it is important to preserve our heritage.

The Hyderabad History Project soon became well-known thanks to its Instagram page and Yunus’s heritage walks which began in 2017. In fact, we can proudly say that since then, come rain or shine, our public walks are held every weekend without fail. Being one of the earliest people to conduct heritage walks in the city, our project today also extends outside of Hyderabad, and across the entire Deccan. Our expertise does not stop at just architecture and history, as we believe in providing global context to local stories – how travel across the ages has shaped and impacted our cities.We promise that you will fall in love with Hyderabad! More importantly, with over 400 years of layered-history, Hyderabad has also accumulated its own set of legends and stories. We believe in keeping an open mind as history is not linear and hence, weaving in stories are also equally important.