Hyderabad: Efforts have been initiated by the University of Hyderabad to convert The Golden Threshold, residence of poet and freedom fighter, Sarojini Naidu, into a vibrant space for literary and cultural activities in the city. The university has entrusted the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) with the task of floating an Expression of Interest from […]
New Delhi: Among the few Muslim women who had actively participated in the Indian Independence movement, Abadi Bano Begum (Bi Amma) was a prominent face. Her active participation in the struggle to liberate the country from the British Raj, even led Mahatma Gandhi to call her his mother. Bi Amma was born in 1850 in […]
The Nightingale of India in her poem titled ‘The Hussain Saagar’ describes the lake as a ‘living image of her soul’ and is an extract from her book 'The Bird Of Time' published in 1912, and contained a tribute to Hussain Sagar.
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.