Define Hyderabad by its Monuments

Extract from Postnoon | January 18, 2013 :

With the 28th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress (APAO) beginning in the City on Thursday, delegates from across the world are expected to turn up for the meet. We tell them what Hyderabad is all about:

QUTUB SHAHI TOMBS

CHOWMAHALLA PALACE

CHARMINAR

GOLKONDA FORT

ANANDA BUDDHA VIHARA

HUSSAINSAGAR, TANK BUND

TAJ FALAKNUMA PALACE

SALAR JUNG MUSEUM

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• The Hyderabad Deccan Nizam State Photos (IN 1948) Before INDIA Independance cityrockz.com
• Photos early Hyderabad This page is maintained by Prof. Emerita Frances Pritchett, Columbia University
• Select monuments of Hyderabad (Archaeological series)
  V. V Krishna Sastry
• Architecture and Art of the Deccan Sultanates (The New Cambridge History of India)
  George Michell
• 400 Year Old Historic Charminar Monument in Hyderabad India - 18"W x 11"H - Peel and Stick Wall Decal by Wallmonkeys
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• In search of monuments: An atlas of Hyderabad's protected monuments
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• The Tombs of the Kalhora Chiefs at Hyderabad
  Siddique G. Memon (Hyderabad, Sinch, Pakistan)
• Hyderabad : a city of mesmerizing monuments  -- Google Books
• List of inscriptions on tombs or monuments in H.E.H. the Nizam's dominions,: With biographical notes (Indian monumental inscriptions)
  O. S Crofton
• Architecture and Art of the Deccan Sultanates (The New Cambridge History of India)
  George Michell

Chowmahalla Palace to house royal library, THE TIMES OF INDIA

TNN Jun 28, 2012, THE TIMES OF INDIA
Extract:

HYDERABAD: There is hectic activity going on at the Mahtab Mahal of Chowmahalla Palace. Inside the freshly painted gigantic mahal, staffers are busy unloading an array of timeworn books from the huge wooden trunks of the Asaf Jahi period. These books, neglected for over four decades, were recently shifted from the Nazri Bagh and Chiran Palace to Chowmahalla, their new home. Palace officials said that in about two months Mahtab Mahal will transform into a library with a rare and valuable collection of books belonging to the Asaf Jahi Nizams who loved literature and were poets themselves. They said that research scholars will now be able to turn the pages of history, literally.

It had a dining hall, living room, an English and Indian darbar apart from a bedroom. "The mahal has been converted into a library. This royal library is coming up in the palace with rare books dating back to the 16th century. A web directory is also being created," said G Kishan Rao, director, Chowmahalla Palace. Research scholars can make use of the facility, he added...

...While there was a large collection of books at Falaknuma Palace as well, it has been converted into the Palace Library, a replica of the one at Windsor Castle, on the same premises.

Even this library at Falaknuma Palace is home to the rarest of manuscripts, books and one of the most acclaimed collections of the Quran in the country, all of which were selected by the Nizam himself.

Read more: Times of India or click here

On the same Shelf:

•  http://chowmahallalibrary.org:8080/newgenlibctxt/

Hyderabadi Ramadan in Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Sadullah Khan. For the Yemen Times

Like many Hyderabadis, I had the opportunity to live and work in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has become a home away from home. Ramadan is the blessed month for Muslims and a time to earn great rewards. It is spiritually and physically the best month for Muslims. As Muslims follow the Hijrah (Lunar) calendar, which is shorter by 11 days as compared to Gregorian (Solar) Calendar. This allows the sliding of the Ramadan each year by 11 days and it comes in different seasons over a long period. This gives Muslims an opportunity to fast in different weather conditions. Saudi Arabia provides a conducive and congenial atmosphere for fasting and it is one of the best places for fasting.continue reading

Mohammed Sadullah Khan, is a Faculty Member and a Freelance writer based in Saudi Arabia and can be contacted at

mosakhan40@gmail.com.

On the same shelf:
Ramadan special: Iftar at Chowmahalla Palace, Hyderabad!


Kunal Vijayakar has 'Iftar' at Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad in this edition of 'The Foodie'.

Chowmahalla set to regain grandeur

J.S. Ifthekhar, The Hindu,

Effort to recapture the ambience of the palace which was venue for official banquets of the Nizams

HYDERABAD: Breathtaking and awe-inspiring. That about forms a word picture of the famed Chowmahalla palace. But the renovated palace is even more enticing. With the restoration of Afzal Mahal, the grandest of the four palaces, nearing completion, Chowmahalla is all set to regain its past grandeur.

Conservation architects Rahul Mehrotra and Raja Martand Singh are doing a meticulous job to recapture the ambience of the palace which served as a venue for official banquets and receptions of the Nizams. By November-end Afzal Mahal is expected to be thrown open for visitors.

See also: Chowmahalla Palace to play host to celebrity banquets

Vision of Hyderabad in The Technology Chronicles

A forwarded email (by Brothers Abdul Hai Patel and Malik Khan) brought to me the following text and visuals (Author unkown)!!!

Subject: Beautiful Hyderabad Pictures
Message:
Hello Everyone,
Just wanted to share these beautiful pictures of Hyderabad with all of you.
Enjoy.

[NB. The following text that came with the pictures, is originally posted by VALLABHA in response to Alan Saracevic's article: Visions of India: Next stop Hyderabad]
Tell me how many people in INDIA know that Hyderabad has:

1) The IMAX Theatre with Worlds Largest screen and the only true 3D screen in INDIA

2) Asia 's biggest and one of the Worlds' biggest and best Convention centres 'HICC'

3) World's biggest Film Studio complex ' Ramoji Film City '

4) Country's best Animation and art work studios

5) Country's best and biggest Exhibition centre so far 'HITEX'

6) Country's biggest single real estate venture at the cost of US $2.2Billion by ICICI Ventures and Tishman of New York !

7) Hyderabad is leading in Hospital Tourism, now trying to lead also in Echo Tourism

8) Hyderabad is the best place to start any new retail business or Mall: This was from a study on how Malls are fuelling sales in India and the max amount of Sales happened in the Malls in Hyderabad despite the huge number of very big malls in Delhi and Mumbai.. Many biggest of the kind malls are being constructed here. You can also see, Reliance group, Tata's, Heritage group and many more venturing their first retail units starting from Hyderabad !

9) Hyderabad is the only place where complete restructuring is happening by even demolishing lot of buildings within the city! Delhi is the other only City, which followed this model.

10) In fact Infosys has planned its world's Largest Campus near to Shamshabad Airport in an area of 500acres of land! However its pending.. it may take of soon. Else some other campus would come up there.

11) Fab City would be the Ultimate answer for the Electronic and chip making industry from India !

12) How many know about ISB

13) IIT is being setup now in Hyderabad .

14) Birla has already setup Bits in Hyderabad

15) Country's largest number of Colleges for Engineering Medicines and largest number of Universities are in AP!

16) Just the colleges in and around Hyderabad produce much more Engineering graduates than any other city in INDIA !

17) Country's most expensive Residential Only venture has started in Hyderabad , with 250 villas where each Villa will be in 1 Acre of land and at the cost of Rs.14crores each! Why only in Hyderabad ? Because people are ready to buy and live there :-)

18) The most connected city in INDIA with highest Teledensity
.....and lot more like this!

Can you expect Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, The 2 Google Champions, CSC, GE and all these people pour huge investments and expand their campuses just based on Hype?
Hyderabad is now a tri-city: CYBERABAD-HYDERABAD-SECUNDERABAD!

You must be knowing the Fact: US has chosen Hyderabad over Bangalore for setting up its New Consulate and it is already in process! This is because there are more VISA applicants from AP hitting Chennai Consulate! For that matter, always the biggest number of Travellers to US is from AP

A visual treat ..… [info courtesy: The Great Hyderabad (Deccan - Telangana) - Andhraguyz Community] Birla temple: Budha statue at Hussain Sagar: Charminar: Falaknuma palace: Chowmahalla palace: Khilwat: Palace Purani haveli: Mummy in Archeological Museum: Ashur khana: Durgam Cheruvu: Golconda: Fort High Court: Himayat Sagar: NTR Gardens: Osmania Hospital: OsmaniaUniversity: Ramoji Film city: Salarjung Museum: Museum Shilpa Ramam: Toyland: And Finally the One and Only Hyderabadi biryani: See also: Hyderabad (Deccan - Telangana): A visual treat ..… Visions of India: Next stop Hyderabad Deccani lithographs bring back Hyd of yore