Qutub Shahi Tombs
- Hyderabad
Restoration of six ancient wells at Golconda’s Qutub Shahi Tombs
Hyderabad: The Aga Khan Trust for Culture restored 6 historical wells situated at Qutub Shahi Heritage Park at Golconda’s Qutub Shahi Tombs compound to its past Glory. Arvind Kumar, the Special chief secretary…
- Bollywood
Dilip Kumar & his evergreen relationship with Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Be it his ever-green career of nearly six decades, his epic love story with Saira Banu, or his Pakistani roots, legendary Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar’s life has always been a topic…
- Hyderabad
Activists seek UNESCO World heritage tag for Deccan Sultanate monuments now
Hyderabad: The erstwhile state of Andhra Pradesh submitted a proposal in September 2010 to the International Council for Monuments and sites (ICOMOS), a part of the UNESCO seeking the world heritage tag…
- Hyderabad
Measures to protect Golconda, Qutub Shahi Tombs
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Heritage Authority – a state-level institution – held its meeting under the Chair of the Authority’s Chairman Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar to review measures to protect 26 historical…
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Is the Charminar-Charkaman Central Square incomplete without the palaces?
Salma Ahmed Farooqui It is not that contemporary and later historians have not written about the Qutb Shahi palaces but it is only when material culture is present before us, do we…
- Hyderabad
Qutub Shahi tombs, Golconda fort: HC pulls up officials for neglecting monuments
Hyderabad: Telangana High Court pulled up officials for neglecting Qutub Shahi tombs and Golconda Fort. They said that the historical monuments of Hyderabad are in neglected condition even after warning from court.…
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Celebrating Death: Mausoleums keep public memory alive
Salma Ahmed Farooqui Death is serious business. In historical terminology, grave, crypt, tomb, mausoleum, memorial and necropolis are differently meaning words but are sometimes used interchangeably as their core function remains the…
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Qutb Shahi Tomb Complex restoration hit by pandemic; picking up again
Yunus Y. Lasania Hyderabad: The ongoing restoration works at the historic Qutb Shahi tombs have been hit by the pandemic. Like all other things, work at the royal necropolis came to a stop…
- Hyderabad
US sanctions $1.3 lakh grant for renovation of Qutub Shahi Tombs
Hyderabad: American ambassador Mr Keane Jester visited Qutub Shahi tombs yesterday and announced a grant of $1.3 lac dollar for the renovation of Qutub Shahi Tombs and also Taramathi and Prema Mathi…
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