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Turrebaaz Khan 1857

 Turrebaaz Khan took on Britishers, led first Independence Struggle in Hyderabad  On the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of Independence, remembering one of the Martyrs of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Hyderabad. https://www.etvbharat.com/english/bharat/turum-khan-who-challenged-the-british-led-the-first-independence-struggle-in-hyderabad/na20220810163757696696587

List of British Residents

 List of British Residents Photos and names (Telegu and English) of British Residents of Hyderabad From 1786 - 1947 Hyderabad had 34 British residents.[6] John Kennaway (1788 - 1794) Major-General William Kirkpatrick (1794–1797) Major James Achilles Kirkpatrick (1797–1805) (The residency building was built during his time) Captain Thomas Sydenham (1806–1810) Sir Henry Russell (1811–1820) Colonel Martin (1825 - 1830) Colonel Stewart (1830 - 1838) General J S Fraser (1838 - 1852) Colonel Cuthbert Davidson (1852 - 1853, 1853, 1825 - 1835) General Sir John Low (1853) G A Bushby (1853 - 1856) Colonel William Thornhill (1856 - 1857) Sir George Yule (1863) Sir Richard Temple (1867–1868) H A Roberts (1868) J G Cordery (1868, 1883 - 1884, 1886) C. B. Saunders (1868–1872, 1872 - 1875) Sir Richard Meade (1876–1881) Sir Stuart Bayley (1881 - 1882) W B Jones (1882 - 1883) A P Howell (1888 - 1889) Sir Dennis Fitzpatrick (1889 - 1891) Sir Trevor Chichele Plowden[7] (1891 - 1900) Colonel Mackenzie (18

Tamarind Tree script with Blake Snyder’s 15 BEATs

 Title: The Tree's Witness: Echoes of Time With Blake Snyder’s 15 BEATs   1. Opening Image: The film opens with a sweeping shot of the majestic, ancient tamarind tree, standing tall amidst the bustling Osmania Hospital in Hyderabad. Its gnarled branches and deep-rooted history are evident, portraying an aura of mystique and timelessness.   2. Theme Stated: Amidst the hospital's turmoil, whispers emerge about the tree being a silent spectator to the city's history. The theme of the tree as a silent witness to the passage of time and human events is subtly introduced.   3. Set-up: We are introduced to the hospital staff, heritage activists, and locals who revere the tree. Through flashbacks and narratives, the tree's role in historical events like floods, the city's evolution, and the lives it saved is unveiled.   4. Catalyst: As the government plans to demolish the hospital, threats loom over the tree's existence. The catalyst is the ann

Tamarind Tree inputs

  Tamarind Tree inputs This is a story of a 300 years old Tamarind Tree on the bank of Musi river in Hyderabad. Now it is in the campus of Osmania Hospital. The tree is a mute but a live witness of many happenings in the history of Hyderabad city.   It witnessed Qutb Shahi dynasty, Asaf Jahi dynasty, British rule, Revolt of 1857, Turrebaaz Khan Kuli kutub sha crossing the floating Musi river to meet his girl friend a dancer of Hundu community. The construction of Osmania Hospital, Charminar. There was a huge flood in 1908 and   the river Musi submerger the whole city for 8 days. The tree has saved about 200 people during the devastation. There were men women girls and boys and even some children of just 40 days. People offer prayers to this tree. They call it ‘life saver’. Mokshagundam Visewswaraih camped at Hyderabad and designed Flood water diversion   projects and huge tanks in the city. Rabiindranatha tagore visited the place along with 7 th Nizam Mir o

Osmania General Hospital History

 Osmania General Hospital History  Affiliated university Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences Services Beds 1168 Opened 20 April 1910; 113 years ago Osmania General Hospital (OGH) is one of the oldest hospitals in India located at Afzal Gunj, Hyderabad and is named after its founder – Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad. It is run by the Government of Telangana, and is one of the largest in the state. It was built at a construction cost of ₹2,00,00,000. The hospital building, a heritage structure is in dire need of repairs and renovation. History The Afzal Gunj Hospital, the predecessor of the Osmania General Hospital, was established in 1866 by Salar Jung I. The present hospital building was completed in 1919 on orders of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It was designed by British architect Vincent Jerome Esch and Nawab Khan Bahadur Mirza Akbar Baig in Indo-Sarcenic style. In 1926, the wards of the Afzal Gunj hospital were transferred to

Osmania University - ORIGIN AND HISTORY

 ORIGIN AND HISTORY Osmania University is named after its founder, Nawab Osman Ali Khan, the seventh Nizam of Hyderabad who rather through a farman or Royal Charter, brought the University into existence in 1917. It is the seventh oldest in the Country and third oldest in South India. Though the need for the University for the Hyderabad State was felt, both by the intelligentia and the people for a long time, the initiative came from a civil servant, Sir Akbar Hydari, who was then the Home Secretary to the State Government. Sir Hydari, in a memorandum to the Education Minister in Early 1917, emphasized the need to establish a University of Hyderabad with 'Urdu' as the medium of instruction "as it is the language of the widest currency in India, official language of the State, and it is a language which is understood by a vast majority of the population of the State." He believed that higher education must have its foundations deep in national consciousness. The propit

Rabindranath Tagore - Nizam Mir Usman Ali Khan and Hyderabad

 Rabindranath Tagore, the renowned Indian poet, writer, and philosopher, had a significant and unique relationship with Nizam Mir Usman Ali Khan, who was the last ruling Nizam of Hyderabad, a princely state in India. Their relationship was marked by mutual respect and admiration. Nizam Mir Usman Ali Khan was an admirer of Tagore's literary and intellectual contributions, and he invited Tagore to visit Hyderabad. Tagore visited Hyderabad in 1934 at the invitation of the Nizam. During his visit, Tagore gave lectures and interacted with scholars and intellectuals in Hyderabad. The Nizam also supported Tagore's educational and cultural initiatives. He donated a substantial amount to Visva-Bharati University, which was founded by Tagore in Santiniketan, West Bengal. This visit and association with the Nizam were significant for Tagore, as it highlighted the broader appeal and influence of his work beyond his native Bengal. It also demonstrated the transcultural impact of Tagore'