Nizam of Hyderabad
- Hyderabad
SCB row: Who is the rightful owner of Secunderabad Cantonment?
Hyderabad: Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao’s (KTR) recent threat of cutting water and electricity supply to the Secunderabad Cantonment areas in the state legislative assembly has once again sparked protests in…
- Hyderabad
Death anniversary of last Nizam of Hyderabad Osman Ali Khan observed
Hyderabad: The death anniversary of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab Mir Osman Ali Khan has been observed in Hyderabad on Thursday. Members of the royal and social organizations visited the grave…
- Featured News
Nizam did not throw shoe at Malviya; Canard against Osman Ali Khan should stop
By Ayub Khan Urban legends and jokes once confined to joke books are now further embellished, furiously forwarded on WhatsApp, and received as gospel truths. The canard about Nawab Mir Osman Ali…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Collectors across the world vie for Nizam-era relics
Hyderabad: The jewellery, paintings, and artworks of the Nizams of Hyderabad have commanded a high price on international auction platforms. A small white metal silver plate has received Rs, 11000 on December…
- Books
The Immortals: Tipu Sultan, the ‘Tiger of Mysore’
Tipu Sultan, the ‘Tiger of Mysore’, was a great visionary who exposed the expansionist designs of the British imperial forces and gave a clarion call to his fellow countrymen and native rulers…
- Hyderabad
‘Nizam of Hyderabad Necklace’ is worn by Queen Elizabeth II and also by Kate Middleton
Imaginative cuisine, stylish wardrobes, magnificent palaces, and an opulent lifestyle. These are just a few things that the Nizams of Hyderabad are known for. Well, there’s one more thing: spectacular jewelry. Most…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad is in my hands, said Sardar Patel after Nizam said no to Mountbatten
“Now, Hyderabad is in my hands.” This was how Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel exulted after India’s Agent General K M Munshi informed him of the Nizam’s ‘no’ to a proposal by Mountbatten. This…
- Opinions
Memoir: My mother cried when Huzur Nizam surrendered to the Indian army
Right from my childhood, I have read innumerable articles and heard stories about the “autocratic” regime of the Nizams, particularly, the Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad. Telugu films…
- Featured News
Along with titles pouring in from the British, loyalty of the Nizams grew with the Empire
Salma Ahmed Farooqui Perched roughly between the Bombay Presidency, United Provinces, Central Provinces and the Madras Presidency, the State of Hyderabad established in the early eighteenth century, soon became a force to…