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The writer a journalist and author based in New Delhi

Goa may be a favourite holiday destination for many Hyderabadis today, but Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad, saw it as a gateway of international trade for the landlocked Hyderabad state in 1947. (Image:DC)

How Hyderabad Nizam's Goa Dreams Came Crashing

New Delhi: Goa may be a favourite holiday destination for many Hyderabadis today, but Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam...

4 Nov 2023 9:02 PM IST

No public in Public Garden? Thats what Nizam wished

No public in Public Garden? That's what Nizam wished

Hyderabad: The Public Garden in the heart of Hyderabad is a unique public space that houses an ensemble of Asaf Jahi...

24 Sept 2023 2:00 AM IST

When Nizam wanted to shift his jewels outside of India

When Nizam wanted to shift his jewels outside of India

The Nizam was advised by the British to move the assets to safer place as the threat of a Japanese invasion loomed large

4 Jun 2023 5:46 PM IST

How Hyderabad government lost the chance to own Chow Mahalla and Falaknuma

How Hyderabad government lost the chance to own Chow Mahalla and...

The Chow Mahalla and Falaknuma palaces are among the last surviving remnants of the Asaf Jahi period. The palaces, which...

6 May 2023 12:11 AM IST

Nehru shot down militarys plan for Kasim Razvi trial in Delhi

Nehru shot down military's plan for Kasim Razvi trial in Delhi

September 1948 was a turning point in the history of modern Hyderabad. The Nizam’s Dominion became a part of the...

16 April 2023 12:10 AM IST

Despite daily frisking by Hussainialam and Charminar police, some of these people continue to indulge in illegal activities, a police official said. DC Image

How Pakistan staked claim to Hyderabad funds

The money had grown to a sizeable kitty of 35 million pounds in 70 years

5 March 2023 12:49 AM IST

The British Residency, or the Hyderabad Residency building. (Photo: DC)

Squandered fortunes of British Residency

A total of 22 lists of items that were taken away from the Residency sold as scrap by PWD

3 Feb 2023 12:42 AM IST

7th Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan

Dinesh C. Sharma | How the Nizam in 1947 waged propaganda war against...

We live in the information age, bombarded with thousands of messages, news stories and data daily. Political parties,...

4 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

A historic first for Telangana: Sardar Patel being welcomed by the Nizam of Hyderabad in this file picture.

Dinesh C. Sharma | How the Nizam of Hyderabad secretly plotted war...

India became independent on August 15, 1947, but the Nizam’s Dominion, Hyderabad, chose not to become a part of...

2 Dec 2022 12:05 AM IST

Financing higher studies can be difficult, and in the absence of a scholarship you may have to look for a student loan to ensure that your childs further studies arent compromised upon. (Representational Image)

Dinesh C. Sharma | MBBS in Hindi: What Bhopal can learn from Hyderabad

The decision of the Madhya Pradesh government to introduce Hindi as the medium of instruction in the MBBS course has...

2 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST