Ramzan is here and so are the Haleem stalls. Here is a visual explainer on how a special oven, known as the Haleem ki Bhatti, is constructed across Hyderabad city.
Traditionally, the Bhattis were constructed using red clay, however there has been a shift to different materials like cement, vitrified tiles and even stainless steel bhattis.
The Haleem is said to have been brought to Hyderabad Deccan by the Arabs in the period of Nizam VI Mahbub Ali Pasha and was popularized in the early to mid 20th century by Arab nobility in the Asaf Jahi court.
Osmania General Hospital, a photographic thread.
View of the hospital from the Afzal Gunj bridge.
View of the hospital from the Osmania Park
A view of the High Court building from the old Tamarind tree that gave refuge to the 150 people in the Great Musi floods of 1908, Amjad Hyderabadi, a renowned poet, was one among the 150 survivors.
Khadija Harir Ayesha Durru Shehvar Sultan was the Princess of Berar, an Ottoman princess, only daughter of Abdulmejid II, the last heir apparent to the Ottoman Imperial throne and the last Caliph of the Ottoman Caliphate and daughter-in-law to Nizam Osman Ali Khan.
Durru Shehvar married Prince Azam Jah, elder son of Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan.
Upon her arrival in Hyderabad after her marriage in 1931, the princess actively advocated for girl's education and women's rights.
Princess Durru Shehvar with her husband prince Azam Jah and her children, Mukarram Jah and Muffakham Jah.