Azam Jah
Circa 1946: Prince of Berar, member of the Kshatriyas caste & heir to the throne of Hyderabad, relaxing w. his wife Durru Shevar as their servants serve them 'high' tea in their palace.
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A State Banquet honoring the visit of the Viceroy of India.
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A man riding on the Nizam's personal elephant.
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Men guarding the Falaknuma Castle.
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Flood lights surrounding the palace at night.
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Statues holding lights line the marble stair case.
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A pool ouside of the Palace where the Royal Family used to bath.
State Assembly
A sign advertising the chemist company.
Green grass and trees surrounding the old British Residency. NOW KOTI WOMENS COLLEGE !!
The railroad cars branching off at the junction.
Men waiting for a buyer at the fruit stand. SEE THE BOARD . ITS WRITTEN IN ENGLISH, URDU & GUJRATHI
Poor people crowding the streets.
A man riding his bicycle past the Town Building.
Many people walking in front of the large hospital building. OSMANIA GENERAL HOSPITAL i think
Boys playing cricket at their boarding school. HYDERABAD PUBLIC SCHOOL, BEGUMPET
Men constructing the railroad station. SECUNDERABAD RAILWAY STATION IN ITS INFANCY
Razir (C) reviewing Razakar parade.
Women carrying loads of bricks on their head into the library. ITS STATE LIBRARY
A man riding his bicycle past the Custom's Office.
The Osmania Hospital standing so tall it almost reaches the sky.
People standing in front of the railroad station. I THINK NAMPALLY
he pilgrams crowding the station where the special train will carry them. NAMPALLY I THINK
What is so glorious or golden about this age with respect to Telangana and the people of Telangana ? Definitely not the kings, princes, their wives, palaces and extravagance which only symbolize the oppression of the poor and divide between the handful few rich and the scores of working people who actually represent the country or region.
ReplyDelete"Prince of Berar, member of the Kshatriyas caste & heir to the throne of Hyderabad" -- what a joke.
And what is the use for Telangana with all this?
Please find a better purpose and ideal to represent Telangana.
By the way,I love the history of Hyderabad, the buildings, architecture, the kings and their palaces, their stories and everything related to it. Must have visited the Golconda, Chowmahalla, Purana Haveli, King Kothi, Falaknuma, Bella Vista, Basheerbagh and scores of other palaces around the city so many times to get a sense of how it must have been back in those days.
ReplyDeleteRelived some of the historical moments with the various tales and played them in my mind to visualize how it may have been.
The above article would have made sense if it was just depicting a historical and dispassionate glimpse of the condition of Hyderabad at a certain point of time, rather than describe it as a Golden age, especially in reference to Telangana.