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Category: #HistoricalExploration

Visionary Educationist ‘Raj Bahadur Venkat Rama Reddy’ – The ‘Legendary Telugu Kotwal’ of Hyderabad State

A brave disciplined civil servant of yesteryears Raja Bahadur Venkata Rama Reddy, Kotwal of Hyderabad under the rule of a monarch. Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy was the first Hindu kotwal…

The Last Nizam of Hyderabad, From Untold Riches To Total Obscurity

The massive fortune of India’s richest royal family Hyderabadi Nizams who are strongest in finances, revenue and gold and ornaments, just dissipated because of indifference and ineptitude. Wearing a yellow…

Har Marz Ki Dawa ‘Zinda Tilismath’ – The ‘Living Magic’ Medicine Of Hyderabad

The strong smell of eucalyptus envelopes you even before you reach Karkhana Zinda Tilismath, where the iconic ‘har marz ki dawa’, or cure-all, has been made since 1920. It is…

‘Structural Health’ Of Osmania General Hospital Falls Prey To ‘Bad Political Governance’

Structural health of the heritage structure remains questionable for decades now. An existential dilemma has been plaguing the Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad for long, with the structural health of…

Quli Qutub Shahi Yore ‘Kos Minar’ Tottering At Kulsumpura In Hyderabad

The ‘Kos’ minar in Kulsumpura changes the geographical concept of the city. This historic Kos Minar at Kulsumpura in Old City of Hyderabad may soon disappear if no conservation measures…

Historic ‘Pigeon Racing’ – A ‘Dying Sport’ Of Hyderabad

Its more of a engineering marvel , constructed on a single centrally supported octogonal pillar bearing heavy weight of cylindrical cantilevered structure , having six stories of pigeon holes all…