Mohana Devi says: “Chudi Galli, Talim Galli, Kutta Galli, Dekchi Galli, Gurbanna Galli- we stayed close to each other”. If we imagine a time when some folks are jagirdars (property/land owners) and some without the jagirs (property), this community established rules to control expenses related to weddings and such events. Here is one such exampleContinue reading “Gotraachar, a ritual”
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Lota- a vessel used to store water
An object from the BKC archive
Bird’s eye view of Charminar
Historic core of Hyderabad 1925
The Mufeed Ul Annam School on the map of Hyderabad 1913
Mufeed-Ul-Anam School, marked on a map along with a Devdi (mansion) of Raja Roop Lal of the BKC.
Brahma Kshatriyas of eminence in Hyderabad
Shaking hands with Prime Minister Nehru is Bala Pershad, Chief Engineer at the inauguration of the Nizam Sagar Dam. Also in the picture is H. Ram Lal (black shervani, extreme right in black eye glasses) who was the secretary to the government.
A Micro History in Hyderabad: The Brahma Kshatriyas and their Syncretic Culture 