Narendra Luther is an eminent authority on the history and culture of Hyderabad. In his latest book Lashkar: The Story of Secunderabad, he writes about the 200-year history of Secunderabad, from a cantonment to an English town. Secunderabad has completed 200 years of existence in 2006, having started as a British cantonment town. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam, Secunderabad was founded in the early 18th century as a British cantonment. Though ...
