Hyderabad State
- Hyderabad
Sept 13 1948, Operation Polo: When the Army marched into Hyderabad
Hyderabad: As the British formally partitioned India and left on August 15, 1947, the whole country rejoiced. However, princely states that functioned semi-independently under the British crown, had not been fully integrated.…
- Hyderabad
Why Telangana and Andhra were never meant to be merged in 1956
Hyderabad: After years of struggle, Telangana was bifurcated from Andhra Pradesh and it finally came into existence as a new state of the Indian union on June 2, 2014. Today, in popular…
- Opinions
Operation Polo- Indian Army targeted Razakars and members of TAS
Ask any old-timer Hyderabadi about ‘Police Action’, and a certain darkness forms upon his or her face, for the memories of living in the erstwhile state of Hyderabad between 1947-48 was traumatic,…
- Opinions
Secular Telugus, communal Muslims – Politics of Razakar (Part 2)
By A. Suneetha The apprehensions and tension regarding “secularism” of the Telangana movement reached its zenith during the election to Mahboobnagar assembly constituency in March 2012 (Mohd. Ismail Khan, Two Circles.net, 21…
- Opinions
Secular Telugus, communal Muslims – Politics of Razakar
By A. Suneetha In the aftermath of Babri Masjid demolition and the rise of the majoritarian Hinduism, the framework of “competitive communalization” has become restrictive in thinking about the situation of Muslims…
- Opinions
Integration of Hyderabad into India; role of Nizam was changed
By Inukonda Thirumali The achievement of freedom and making India an integrated political nation is the contribution of the nationalist intelligentsia. We distinguish the nationalist political intelligentsia from the Hindu or Muslim…
- Opinions
September 17, 1948—a sweeping ‘invasion’ of Hyderabad State
By Zeenath Khan In the early hours of 13 September 1948, a shrill clanging of the telephone awakened Mir Laiq Ali, Prime Minister of Hyderabad State. General El-Edroos, Commander-in-Chief of Hyderabad’s army,…
