Sarojini Naidu’s poem on Hussain Sagar likely to be installed at Tank Bund

Responding to a suggestion from heritage enthusiast and architect Asif Ali Khan on Twitter, Urban Development Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar said he would look into the suggestion.

Hyderabad: Freedom fighter and poet Sarojini Naidu’s poem on Hussain Sagar is likely to be inscribed on a stone plaque and installed at Tank Bund to immortalise the life and times of the ‘Nightingale of India’.

Responding to a suggestion from heritage enthusiast and architect Asif Ali Khan on Twitter, Urban Development Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar said he would look into the suggestion.

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“I request… to inscribe this poem on Hussainsagar by Sarojini Naidu on a plaque and install it at a suitable place on Tank Bund. It’s an extract from her book “The Bird Of Time”- year 1912,” Asif Ali Khan tweeted.

Requesting @arvindkumar_ias sir,to inscribe this poem on #HussainSagar written by Smt.#SarojiniNaidu on a plaque and install it at a suitable place on #TankBund.Its an extract from of her book "The Bird Of Time"- year 1912.#memory #poet @HydUniv @nuts2406 @Ilovehyderabad @KTRTRS pic.twitter.com/JT7D0A3VKk

— Asif Ali Khan (@asifalikhan_1) January 9, 2022

In the poem titled ‘The Hussain Saagar’, Naidu describes the lake as a ‘living image of her soul’. It is an extract from her book ‘The Bird Of Time’ published in 1912, which contained a tribute to Hussain Sagar.

Apart from the poem on Hussain Sagar, she penned other poems too on the city’s life and culture, events and landmarks including the Puranapul.

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