Nizam

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Nizam’s funds return welcome

Pakistan will be very wary giving him an opportunity for a hat-trick.

04 Oct 2019 12:02 AM

Hyderabad old & new: Symbol of changing India

This obliteration of distinction for the global symbols of anonymous affluence is an all-India phenomenon.

02 Jul 2019 7:37 AM

Duke and Duchess of Connaught with Nizam VI, Mahbub Ali Khan, January 1889, Silver Gelatin Print.

Revisiting the Nizams of Hyderabad

The photographs that will be presented are a result of Deepthi’s 15 plus years of research on the Nizams of Hyderabad.

04 May 2019 7:27 AM

Azam Jah, Prince of Berar with his wife Princess Durru Shehvar, and eldest son Barkat Ali Khan, Mukarram Jah. Hyderabad, 1934

The jewellery chasers

In a country once famed for its fabled jewellery there is not much left to validate those legendary gems and jewels.

23 Sep 2018 12:27 AM

showcase from which an impressive three-tiered tiffin box, made entirely of gold and studded with diamonds on its knob was missing, along with a gold tea cup and saucer, and a gold spoon.

The saga of the nizam gems

Vishwaweer Singh recounts the legendary Nizam’s treasures that are most sought-after by the museums and collectors the world over.

07 Sep 2018 7:10 AM

A file picture of Nizam VII Osman Ali Khan with grandson Prince Mukkaram Jah.

History: Nizam followed a tough agenda for clan schooling

The Jahagirdar’s College was established in 1923. But the elite of Hyderabad still chose to send their children to England.

13 Jul 2018 2:12 AM

The context of the telegram is straightforward. It was sent in March 1948. The Nizam complains to Sir Walter that the Indian government is not honouring its word of supplying arms.

Cryptic clue: The Nizam’s secret telegram— text, subtext and context

Last week, readers of DC got a chance to see a secret telegram sent in cipher by the Nizam.

06 Aug 2017 2:13 AM

The Church of England headed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the British Government more or less forbid the King from marrying Wallis.

Cryptic clue: Crack the Nizam’s code

Fast forward to the time just before September of 1948, when Police Action in Hyderabad ended the Nizam’s brief independence.

30 Jul 2017 2:12 AM

Deccan Larders

Several of these fantastic and quite refreshing recipes got lost or evolved, and today only a handful of families prepare them.

15 Jan 2017 7:00 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Hypocrisy in India: Where are the rich?

Modi doesn’t know how the poor are grappling with this crisis.

22 Nov 2016 12:25 AM

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