At a campaign rally in Hyderabad, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stoked controversy yet again by promising the renaming of Hyderabad as ‘Bhagyanagar’. While the politics behind his statements are…
As old timers would fondly remember, there’s a story behind the name of each locality in Hyderabad which housed a famous theatre, café, building or godown that lent the name…
There is no dearth of poets in Hyderabad. But, he remains a cut above the rest. You can rock to his romantic ghazals and also sob to his soulful dirges.…
Do we transform a 300-year-old building into a heritage site or do we let it be used as a thunder seat by the neighbourhood? The present situation of this historical…
The sherwani that Mahbub Ali Khan wore evolved from the achkan with elements from Edwardian and Victorian frock coat. The sherwani like the saree is the embodiment of Indian fashion…
Princess Durru Shehvar ushered modernity into Nizam’s household. The name of Durru Shehvar, the elder daughter-in-law of the Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, is remembered for the social…
Park to be merged with the landscaping project for Qutb Shahi Tombs complex. Earth movers, road rollers and heavy duty trucks have taken over a portion of Deccan Park at…
Biryani, synonymous with Hyderabad, once occupied a prime spot on the dining tables of the Nawabs and the Nizams. In short, it was a royal dish. But, it is now…
Ever since the formation of the youngest State, all eyes have been on Telangana to see how it would propagate its varied art forms, language, literature and culture. Despite apprehensions,…
The rhythmic tong-tong of the hammer and the scene of groups of men beating sheets of plastic on the Charminar-Shah Ali Banda stretch will soon become history, owing to decreasing…