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LATEST ARTICLES ( 21 )

• Basavakalyan Fort, Basavakalyan, India

  

  Basavakalayan formerly known as Kalayani is one of the oldest cities in South India, so it does have a considerable amount of history. The city is located on th... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Sone Ki Toab (Golden Cannon), Golconda, Hyderabad

  

  To be honest I do not know why is it called Sone Ki Toab (Golden Cannon) as there is nothing golden about it. After a hard search in the Golconda fort I came... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Ramadan In India

  

  Mosque Opposite of Ibrahim Rouza, BijapurRamadan in India is a whole different experience due to many reasons, one of them being the fact that it’s a time when... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2012 HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, Bengaluru

  

  Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace, Bengaluru, IndiaLocated right in the heart of Bengaluru within a busy bazaar is located this very unique palace. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Kondapalli Fort, Vijaywada, India

  

  Vijaywada has not much to offer for history lovers but there is a fort at Kondapalli which is 16kms from the city of Vijaywada. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Khush Mahal, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh

  

  The sole surviving structure of the mighty Tughlaq Empire in South India is the way I see it. It lies within Warangal Fort’s crumbling walls, and was constructe... Read more

  Posted on 12 May 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur, Karnataka, India

  

  Gol Gumbaz In the midst of the small and dull town of Bijapur stands a magnificent monument that speaks in great volumes about the town’s past glory. I am... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Srirangapatna & Mysore

  

  My initial plan was to go to Mysore but my tours provider told me that there is a tour which they provide of Mysore along with Srirangapatna which is only 30 km... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Bhongir, Andhra Pradesh, India

  

  When I heard about this place called Bhongir, my first reaction was how come is it so close to Hyderabad and hardly anyone has heard of it.This place Bhongir... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Roadtrip To Bidar

  

  Well we set off from hyderabad at around 9 and reached bidar by 11. Considering its only 130 kms from Hyderabad. So we went to the old part of town directly... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Gyan Bagh Palace Was Built in the Middle of the 19th Cen...

  

  Gyan Bagh Palace was built in the middle of the 19th century. Gyan Bagh Palace is also known by its other names as Dhanraj Mahal. Dhanraj was a highly... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Errum Manzil Palace

  

  This palace was built in 1870. Its built in a Indo-European Baroque style of architecture, during its heydays the palace had over 150 rooms furnished with... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Purani Haveli

  

  This is Purani haveli, the original palace of the Nizams of Hyderabad. It was not even close to the expectations I had from it. Anyways its worth a visit. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• One of the Many Canons at Naya Qila

  

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  Posted on 16 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Mosque of Mustafa Khan

  

  This mosque was created in memory of the royal architect (Mustafa Khan) of the Qutb Shah Sultans. Located in the vicinity of Naya Qila. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Mulla Khayali Mosque at Naya Quila

  

  This Mosque was built in 1569 by Mulla Khayali a well known poet and calligrapher who flourished during the reign of Sultan Ibrahim Qutb Shah. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Old Mansion at Yusuf Tekdi

  

  This was the mansion of the Nawabs of Gulbarga, located on a hillock, the best thing about it is that it is beautiful yet scary at the same time.The mansion is... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Hatiyan Ka Jhad

  

  Well this is apparently the biggest and oldest tree in Hyderabad its over 400 years old, The famous baobab tree also known to local residents as Hatiyan ka... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• This is Mahboob Mansion , Named After Asaf Jah VI, the VI...

  

  This is Mahboob Mansion , named after Asaf Jah VI, the VIth Nizam who lived here occasionally. It is located in the Malakpet district of Hyderabad. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL

• Places in Hyderabad That Many Have Not Seen

  

  This is the present AP State Museum, In 1930, the State Museum was installed inside a palace constructed in 1864, The Nizam had built the palace for one of his... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL