Starting with the period prior to the city's birth in 1591, the book presents an unbroken and colourful chronicle of Hyderabad, one of contemporary India's most important cities. Charting the city's fascinating march from Bhagnagar to Hyderabad to 'Cyberabad', this story is replete with diverse engaging, eccentric, and often daring characters, some of whose lives are stranger than fi ction. With a new chapter and updated information, this edition will appeal to anybody keen on learning more about the city, including scholars, researchers, journalists, and historians.
Starting with the period prior to the city's birth in 1591, the book presents an unbroken and colourful chronicle of Hyderabad, one of contemporary India's most important cities. Charting the city's fascinating march from Bhagnagar to Hyderabad to 'Cyberabad', this story is replete with diverse engaging, eccentric, and often daring characters, some of whose lives are stranger than fi ction. With a new chapter and updated information, this edition will appeal to anybody keen on learning more about the city, including scholars, researchers, journalists, and historians.
Narendra Luther, a former top civil servant is the best living authority on Hyderabad. His important books include Biography of the Founder of Hyderabad; three coff ee-table books: Raja Deen Dayal: Prince of Photographers, Lashkar: The Story of Secunderabad, and The Rockitecture of Andhra Pradesh. Some of his books have been translated into Urdu, Telugu, Hindi, and Oriya.
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Contents Photographs (between pp. 210-11) ix Preface x Preface to the Paperback Edition xii Preface to the Second Paperback Edition xiii ONE: THE BEGINNING 1 Antenatal Scenario 3 Birth of Bhagnagar 20 Ma Saheba 31 In Praise of Bhagnagar 44 Abdullah's Humiliation 54 Mendicant to Sultan 62 Kuchipudi, Ramadas, and Madanna 69 Madanna's Fall 81 The Long Siege 86 TWO: A CHANGE OF GUARD 97 A New Titan 99 Dissipation of the Legacy 106 Musa Ram and Hashmat Jung 113 The Resident's Playing 123 A Parade of Diwans 129 If Hyderabad is lost ... ' 142 The Great Diwan 149 The Toddler Nizam 158 Paigah's Fancy Dress Party 166 Mahboob's Camelot 173 The Great Achievers 179 THREE: END OF AN ORDER 193 A Unique Collection 195 The Masters of Verse 204 Chunnu Nawab and the 'Balishter' 213 The Troubled Decades 221 Nazar for the Nizam 237 'Head Over Heart' 244 'Rabbit in a Hutch' 252 Dissent and Sanity 259 The Short March 272 The Debacle 284 Hope, Despair, Hope 292 An Escape and a Sentence 302 A Call to Arms 311 FOUR: DAWN OF DEMOCRACY 329 The Transition 331 Chief Ministers Galore 345 Politics of the Theatre 360 The-e-Governor 367 The Seething Cauldron 377 Epilogue 386 Notes 393 Bibliography 402 Oral History References 415 Index 423
Contents Photographs (between pp. 210-11) ix Preface x Preface to the Paperback Edition xii Preface to the Second Paperback Edition xiii ONE: THE BEGINNING 1 Antenatal Scenario 3 Birth of Bhagnagar 20 Ma Saheba 31 In Praise of Bhagnagar 44 Abdullah's Humiliation 54 Mendicant to Sultan 62 Kuchipudi, Ramadas, and Madanna 69 Madanna's Fall 81 The Long Siege 86 TWO: A CHANGE OF GUARD 97 A New Titan 99 Dissipation of the Legacy 106 Musa Ram and Hashmat Jung 113 The Resident's Playing 123 A Parade of Diwans 129 If Hyderabad is lost ... ' 142 The Great Diwan 149 The Toddler Nizam 158 Paigah's Fancy Dress Party 166 Mahboob's Camelot 173 The Great Achievers 179 THREE: END OF AN ORDER 193 A Unique Collection 195 The Masters of Verse 204 Chunnu Nawab and the 'Balishter' 213 The Troubled Decades 221 Nazar for the Nizam 237 'Head Over Heart' 244 'Rabbit in a Hutch' 252 Dissent and Sanity 259 The Short March 272 The Debacle 284 Hope, Despair, Hope 292 An Escape and a Sentence 302 A Call to Arms 311 FOUR: DAWN OF DEMOCRACY 329 The Transition 331 Chief Ministers Galore 345 Politics of the Theatre 360 The-e-Governor 367 The Seething Cauldron 377 Epilogue 386 Notes 393 Bibliography 402 Oral History References 415 Index 423
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