Envisioned by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah as a replica of heaven on earh, Hyderabad bore the brunt of Aurangzeb’s fury and after ta long period of neglect, rose to be the capital of the expansive Deccan province. The city witnessed the phenomenal expansion of the province under Asaf Jah I, as also the dissipation of his iegacy. Pampered in her childhood, glamorous when young, the city changed utterly over the years and now recounts her moments of excitement and bouts of depression. This fascinating book combines the sweep of popular history, with the rigour of historiography.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Narendra Luther
Narendra Luther is an authority on the history and culture of Hyderabad. His works include a commissioned biography of the founder of Hyderabad, a history of Hyderabad entitled Memoirs of a City, and a novel, Beyond the Full Circle. He has also written a large number of stories, articles and essays on a variety of topics. He has won several awards for his works, which have been translated into a number of Indian and foreign languages. His columns include the popular weekly ‘Between You & Me’ for the A.P. edition of India’s national daily, ‘The Hindu’. He scripted India’s first full-length animation bi-lingual film on the legend of Bhagmati, and scripted and co-produced a documentary on the rocks of hyderabad, which won two ‘Golden Aster’ awards at the Japan International Festival of Heritage Films held at Osaka in 1999.
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