‘Hyderabadi Nizam’ Attended ‘Midnight Mass in St. Joseph’s Cathedral’ During Christmas
It was a royal command that couldn’t be ignored. Coming from a maverick ruler it had to be complied with – at all costs. That explains the mortal hurry John…
It was a royal command that couldn’t be ignored. Coming from a maverick ruler it had to be complied with – at all costs. That explains the mortal hurry John…
The glimpses of those days captured on mind by one of the oldest historian Asifa Jehan in Hyderabad while in a informal meeting at her residence at King Koti area…
During the restoration work at the Qutub Shahi Tombs by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture has led to the surprise discovery of the signs of an old gate within…
When the newly formed Telengana State in one of its first policy decisions made Urdu as its first official language along with Telugu. In the Nizam area, imposition of Urdu…
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…
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…
The contradictory statements from the Telangana chief minister’s office and the TRS leaders over the demolition of two mosques and a temple within the premises of old secretariat complex have…
Bookshops that used to sell Urdu fiction and poetry in Old city’s Gulzar Houz area in Hyderabad have given way to garment shops and eateries, owners say business has taken…
Heritage enthusiast seeks to demolish the myth of Bhagmati, with whom the city’s founder Mohd. Quli Qutb Shah is believed to have fallen madly in love, saying there is no…
Casting a gloom over the festive season of Ramzan, Hyderabadis will have to forgo their yearly ritual of relishing the lip-smacking dish of haleem this year, owing to the COVID-19…