Hyderabad State: Unraveling Lineage Of Nizams Through History
Ever since the death of Prince Mukarram Jah on 14th January 2023, who was considered the last and titular Nizam, Hyderabad’s Nizams, the rulers of the Asaf Jahi dynasty are…
Ever since the death of Prince Mukarram Jah on 14th January 2023, who was considered the last and titular Nizam, Hyderabad’s Nizams, the rulers of the Asaf Jahi dynasty are…
She was courtesan, poet, dancer and adviser in the courts of both the first and second Nizams, much admired for her brains as well as for her beauty by the…
Rivers have always been a lifeline for the growth of civilisations and prosperity. Most of the cities and civilisations have grown on the banks of rivers. Likewise, Musi or Muchukunda…
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…
In the early hours of 13 September 1948, a shrill clanging of the telephone awakened Mir Laiq Ali, Prime Minister of Hyderabad State. General El-Edroos, Commander-in-Chief of Hyderabad’s army, had…
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…
During many occasions, BJP leaders in Telangana have often said that there is a need for a National Register of Citizens (NRC) like exercise in Hyderabad. With the city set…
Today we have a new state of Telangana. And a new Nizam and his family lord over it. Down in those days. On September 13, 2019, it will be seventy…
A poet first and a ruler next. He possessed the rare qualities of head and heart in abundant measure. That’s Maharaja Sir Kishen Pershad for you. He carried the love…
In November, 1930 a public meeting was held in the Victory Playground to celebrate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. A young man was moving his audience to tears by his…