Hyderabad History
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Hyderabad 1948: When the ‘7 Mirzas’ asked Nizam Osman Ali Khan to disband Razakars
By Vijay Burgula Hyderabad:13th September 1948 which marks the beginning of Police Action must have been a day of heartbreak for nationalist minded Muslims such as Fareed Mirza in Hyderabad as the…
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Book review: ‘Settlement and Local Histories of the Early Deccan’
By Dr Aruna Pariti A book titled “Settlement and Local Histories of the Early Deccan” by Aloka Parasher-Sen, Emeritus Professor at the Department of Sanskrit Studies, University of Hyderabad has been published by Manohar…
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Hyderabad: Marfa bands struggle to survive owing due to lockdown
Hyderabad: The two lockdowns imposed here due to the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated daily wage workers and small business owners alike. And Marfa band businesses, which have always been an integral part of…
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Green Gate and other enchanting historic buildings of Hyderabad disappearing; loss of heritage hurts, says K Venkateshwarlu
K. Venkateshwarlu As I mourn the merciless pulling down of my spacious ancestral mini-devdi in historic Hussaini Alam by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) as part of their haphazardly planned needless…
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Remembering Abid Hasan Safrani, who coined ‘Jai Hind’ slogan
Hyderabad: In the years leading up to the Indian independence struggle, it was fairly common for those who could, to study in the United Kingdom (UK). India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru…
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Hyderabad: Nizam-era Madrasa-I-Aliya might fall any time soon
Hyderabad: The historically significant Madrasa-I-Aliya, which is almost 150 years old, bears silent testimony to the state government’s apathy towards the city’s heritage. The beautiful structure was supposedly one of Hyderabad’s best…
