Choosing Zain Yar Jung (Zainuddin Husain Khan) as his architect of choice, Nizam constructed the monument to be of equal size to the kingdom's power. In Hyderabad, the Nizams trace their ancestry to ...

One such example is the Nizam of Hyderabad. You may have heard that the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, donated 5000 kilograms of gold to the Indian government. But is this story true?

New Delhi: Famously known as the 'Kohinoor of Hyderabad', Princess Niloufer Farhat Begum Saheba of Hyderabad was considered ...

Built on the lines of the Shah’s Palace in Tehran, Iran, it is laid around the courtyards complete with manicured lawns dotted with flowerbeds Photographs by Shutterstock and Rangan Datta The ...

HYDERABAD: I love museums for how they let you peek into the past — like a time machine but with air-conditioning. The Salar Jung Museum is proof of this. Right at the entrance, they remind you ...

In 1947, Princess Elizabeth received a stunning tiara and necklace from the Nizam of Hyderabad, crafted by Cartier and now valued at $88 million. The tiara, with detachable brooches, and the ...

On the relatively breezy afternoon of September 12, 1948, at 1345 hrs the Indian Army HQ in Delhi sent a coded message to the Southern Command HQ in Pune. The message, a fateful “go ahead ...

Nizam Mahbub Ali Khan, the Nizam of Hyderabad, earned this nickname due to his love for hunting, having reportedly killed 30 dangerous animals. Over time, ‘Tees Maar Khan’ became a widely used ...

The walls of the restaurant are decorated with Nizam's pictures and historical events of Hyderabad. I am really excited to get postcard signed by Nizam as it is not about money it is about passion.

nbsp; Thanks to its association with the Nizams who are known for leading lavish lives and a penchant for food, a food trail is a must in Hyderabad. The city is famed for its omnipresent food ...