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Ex-TCS Veterans Build India's First Phydigital Museum at IIT Hyderabad
Former TCS executives are building India's first phydigital tech museum at IIT Hyderabad with a ₹4 crore outlay, opening end of 2026. It will feature 11 installations and host students from 60-70 schools.
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A group of former Tata Consultancy Services executives is building India's first 'phydigital' Information Age Museum at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad. The museum, called IAM Ignite, will map 70 years of the country's tech history through physical artifacts and digital experiences. The project has a budget of ₹4 crore and is scheduled to open by the end of 2026.
The initiative is led by the Forum of Erstwhile TCS Leaders and IT Advisors, or FORTESS, which includes former TCS CEO S Ramadorai and former CFO S Mahalingam. The museum will occupy 2,200 square feet inside three custom-built shipping containers. It will feature 11 installations, an immersion zone, and room for about 25 visitors at a time. Organizers plan to invite students from 60 to 70 schools to see the exhibits and interact with the technology.
"Throughout India's IT journey, there have been many unique hurdles and innovations, and these stories need to be explained using physical artifacts," Mahalingam told BusinessLine. "The museum aims to showcase this evolution in a way that helps people truly understand the impact of technology."
Visitors will see fax machines and floppy disks. The museum will also display punch cards, including the type that originally ran the Golconda Fort sound-and-light show narrated by Amitabh Bachchan. The sound of a dial-up internet connection will play to help modern youth understand how digital connectivity evolved.