Hyderabad set to host fashion-heritage gala at Residency building on January 16

Hyderabad is acceptable for a fashion, taste and practice gala astatine the historic Residency gathering arsenic portion of the World Monuments Fund (WMF) lawsuit connected Friday (January 16, 2026). The lawsuit is being celebrated to people 60 years of WMF, 10 years of WMF successful India and 30 years of Tarun Tahilian’s manner label.  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is scheduled to grace the juncture and motorboat a ‘Telangana Heritage Partner’ strategy that establishes a transformative Public-Private Partnership (PPP) exemplary designed to determination beyond passive conservation and, instead, item historic structures arsenic vibrant economical assets.

The WMF helped conserve the British Residency, which marked its completion successful 2023. The WMF enactment the precinct of Musi River Historic Buildings connected the 2025 World Monuments Watch conscionable arsenic the Telangana Government was trying to envision the riverfront arsenic a cultural, leisure and economical hub. 

According to information, the State is apt to transportation for adoption of these practice monuments by prime corporates for adaptive reuse. The strategy aims for a semipermanent conservation strategy that leverages backstage backing and innovative gross procreation to trim reliance connected Government funds for sustainable absorption of practice sites.

However, the gala astatine the Veeranari Chakali Ilamma Women’s University is an invite-only event.

“We kickstart the celebrations astatine the British Residency, successful Hyderabad, a gathering that mirrors our plan doctrine of India Modern. As a location rooted successful Indian trade and couture, it feels lone fitting that we instrumentality to this historical jewel to people our milestone that pays homage to amalgamation of cultures. We are arrogant to contiguous a travel of Indian fashion, from textile and embroidery to cut, silhouette and drape the precise elements that person shaped my enactment implicit 3 decades (sic),” shared Tarun Tahiliani connected societal media.