‘Golconda Fort’ All Set For ‘Facelift’ With ‘GMR Group’ Under Historical Places ‘Adoption’ Scheme
Ahssanuddin Haseeb Now, it’s official. The Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (GMR) Sports Group will take up the maintenance of Golconda Fort…
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Inside Hyderabad’s Quest For A Less-Polluting ‘Elephant God Of Ganesha’
Through most of the year, 46-year-old Vinod Vijay is an art director in Tollywood based in Hyderabad. But…
The ‘Nizam’s Artifacts And Pashmina Shawls’: Interesting ‘Tales’ Of India’s Museum Thefts
Museums have continued to inspire the enterprising, thanks to their many ‘enriching’ qualities. The appeal of the good…
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‘Dargahs Of Deccan’ In ‘Culture Of Amity’
How many Dargahs does Hyderabad have? It is easy to remember. There is the Yousufain Dargah, Jehangeer Peer…
Was Hyderabadi Nizam’s ‘Kohinoor’ Grabbed Or Gifted?
A news magazine reported on April 9, 2016 that “24 hours after it told the Supreme Court that…
The Nizam’s ‘Glorious Past’ Of Historic ‘Osmania University’ Complimenting A ‘Perilous Present’
At 100, Osmania University, which began with Urdu as the medium of instruction, is a crumbling institution whose…
From ‘Queens To Jinns’, The ‘Mystical Cats’ Of Agra’s Sandali Mosque
Overshadowed by the Taj Mahal, Sandali mosque, where the grave of Kandhari Begum, the first wife of Mughal…
Panjeshah – Imprint Of A Saint And A Brimming Degchi in Hyderabad
The area of Panje shah houses relics of saints and the Messenger of God and many stories of…
Why ‘Golconda Fort’ Can’t Shine Like ‘Qutub Shahi Tombs’?
A visitor to the Golconda Fort these days is perplexed as monuments in bluish pink, white and sand…
Why Popular ‘Ajanta Caves’ Paintings Of ‘Nizam Era’ Lies In Neglect?
Today, a part of the replicas displayed in the Ajanta Frescoes Gallery of the State Museum at Nampally…