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From the Bahmani to the Qutb Shahis, Hyderabad’s local identity is far more complex than the standard Mughal-centric narrative suggests.
Last week, I received a frantic text from a friend who is a stand-up comedian. It was about his colleague Anudeep Katikala, who was in Prayagraj at...
Cities across the world have markets that are allowed to remain open all night. Hyderabad definitely needs this.
What is the need to waste about Rs 5,800 crore on a statue? Maybe consider opening the gates of the Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar from time to time...
The proposed museum’s conference is not featuring some of the best historians in country. Hyderabad, a city with rich history, is never as...
A court has narrowed the legal fight over the estates of the last Nizam, Osman Ali Khan, to his descendants. But such long-running feuds often take a...
In Hyderabad’s Old City, complacency seems to have set in. And it’s far too crowded. Toli Chowki has emerged as a newer, more sensible option.
Had the Nizams been part of the state’s politics, I doubt Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM would have emerged as a Muslim-led party.
The Telangana government, which has still not even fully absorbed the TGSRTC, is now going to take over the Hyderabad metro rail. Expectations are not...
Irani chai is the biryani of beverages for Hyderabad. A cultural reset is underway.
If anyone is responsible for the deterioration of Osmania University, it is the state. While we could earlier blame the erstwhile Andhra rulers, that...
There’s a pattern in Hyderabad’s F&B scene: new ventures run very well for the first three to six months. The real test for these supper clubs...
Most of the fancy or high-end restaurants opening up in Hyderabad these days are pretty much stuck on the same blueprint—big space, and inauthentic...
How can the Telangana government plan to build a world-class ‘Bharat Future City’ out of Hyderabad when it can’t even provide basic infrastructure?
The last Nizam’s legacy is also being torn apart by the BJP, which has turned him into a devil because of the Razakar violence. It’s a selective...
Urdu is the language of about 12 per cent Muslim population of Hyderabad. By selectively restricting access to the regional press, the Congress...
Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet...
Some of Hyderabad’s oldest jewellery and perfume stores—many dating back to the Nizam era—are run by Marwari, Gujrati, and Jain families.
Muslim women already face issues at home due to patriarchy and misogyny — much like women in any conservative household. Moral policing only makes...
The matter is even more alarming because all of the affected students are from government schools for marginalised communities.
I wonder how the current government thinks it can talk about building ‘Future City’ in Hyderabad when even the present city itself is barely...
I was surprised when Andhra Pradesh minister Nara Lokesh and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan advocated for Hindi—at a time when states like Tamil...
Neither Telangana’s textbooks nor the Razakar movie address the feudal system that enabled bonded labour under the Nizam’s Jagirdars.
“They’ve been blaming our party—blaming Nehru—for the delay in Hyderabad’s annexation. By giving Razakar an award, what message are we...
The Centre's Krishna River Management Board has failed to stop Andhra Pradesh from repeatedly taking more than its allocated share of Krishna river...
The entire idea of the Kaleshwaram project is to avoid water wastage. The geniuses in the government must understand that public projects like this...
An entire family of 17 died on 17 May – stuck inside the Gulzar Houz building in Hyderabad’s Charminar area.
Hyderabad’s heritage has been routinely let down. All we’ve had are feeble attempts to make the city’s historic sites world class.
The Indian right-wing, or anyone uncomfortable with the name Karachi Bakery, needs to understand that they are targeting a Hindu family that has...
Unlike Mumbai, where Art Deco buildings like those on Marine Drive are protected, Hyderabad lacks such safeguards for its structures.
A topic that many Hyderabadis have stopped talking about due to generational trauma is Operation Polo—the military action through which Hyderabad...
When the BRS came to power, it launched social welfare schemes and brought hope to the people of Telangana. It did not go about harping on how bad the...
Students of the University of Hyderabad see this beautiful lung space as central to their campus, whether or not it legally belongs to the university.
My only question now is this: Will we ever punish overzealous cops who tow political lines?
Dear ‘food reviewers’, please leave haleem alone. It doesn’t need your loud Instagram Reels.
From sizzling Pathar ka Gosht to late-night Sehri, Hyderabad’s Ramzan food scene turns the city into a vibrant, sleepless haven for food lovers.
Whenever I write about Dakhni on social media, there is a barrage of purists asserting that it is just a dialect. Last I checked, people who speak a...
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