THREAD, on the ANNEXATION of the ERSTWHILE HYDERABAD State to India.
Today marks 75 yrs of Operation Polo, the military action that annexed the Hyd state to India on 17 Sept 1948. I want to talk about the lesser known part of it: the CPI-led Telangana Peasant Rebellion.
(1/n)
Miss Universe
@HarnaazKaur
appeals to stop targetting Muslim girls over Hijab. She says, "..Hijab me bhi aap lakdi ko he target kar rahe ho, usko jeene do wo jaise jeena chahti hai".
#Hijabrow
Bajrang dal workers vandalize shops in Hyderabad's Gachibowli area (hitech City). The state police, which was so proactive in curbing anti-CAA/NRC protests, couldn't prevent vandalism from anti-social elements. Video courtesy:
@Asifyarrkhan
PM Modi refers to
#Hyderabad
as 'city of Bhagyalakshmi temple'.
Just to be clear, that temple did not exist until a few decades ago, and is an unauthorised structure according to the ASI
Here's an archival image from a 1944 state book for whoever wants to see.
#Hyderabad
Kcr has a heart bigger than anyone else. This was the first time any chief minister called migrant workers "state development partners". It gives a lot of dignity to them, apart from their relief package of
#500
per person and 12 kgs of rice. Telangana shows the way indeed.
#BIGBreaking
🚨
“Rajapaksa Said
#Modi
Insisted on Adani name directly for Power Project” Says Sri Lanka Electricity Chief.
On Nov 24 2021,
#Modi
pressurised to grant project directly to
#Adani
👇🏻
@KTRTRS
He forgot to conveniently add that these women were from the Communist Party of India, which led the Telangana Peasant Uprising (1946-51) against landlords (mainly Reddy and Velama caste Hindus)Razakars
More importantly the BJP& RSS didn't play a role 🙂
#HyderabadLiberationDay
I am constantly asked for biryani recommendations in
#Hyderabad
and Conde Nast Traveller also did.
So I gave them my list (along with others). So please save this for future references.
You're all welcome 😌😌
PS: No Nayab, Shadab, Shah Ghouse
Excuse me Scindia ji, didn't your folks support the British in the Sepoy Mutiny or first war of independence in 1857?
Abdali toh fir bhi was an outsider, but your guys toh were from India only. Easy to see a foreign aggressor, unlike someone within!🤔
Gwalior, MP | Foreign aggressors like Mughal and Ahmad Shah Abdali attacked India many times but Indians didn't allow them to fulfill their dreams. Tricolour is our identity and pride. It's proof of our sacrifice. It's a symbol of civilization: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
A video from medak after clashes. Every year this happens exactly before Bakri Eid.
Last year the police tightened the situation and Gau rakshaks scampered.
Breaking:
Violence breaks out in Medak over transportation of cattle. Right wing groups reportedly throw stones at a madarsa over purchase of some sacrificial animals (unclear if it's cow or something else ).
Several people have been injured
71 years ago today,the Indian army annexed the erstwhile state of Hyderabad to India in 1948. The events leading up to it, and after however, still remain a major point of discussion. Been researching on this, especially human aspect from few yrs. Some facts and thoughts:
Got a recruiter message from Republic World on LinkedIn about a job opening (at Republic tv). Wonder what makes them think that any self-respecting journalist would want to work there? Let alone one with a muslim name. Weird people.
THREAD
Today, Sept 17 marks the day when the erstwhile
#hyderabad
state was annexed to India through
#OperationPolo
,a military offensive.Its last Nizam refused to join India in 1947. It ran parallel with a peasant uprising in
#Telangana
& ended in bloodshed
The whole event:
#HYDERABAD
folks, if anyone needs help, to run errands, or to fetch meds, then please hit me up. Or even if you need food, or anything at all. I live in Secunderabad, can move around. Or I can ask anyone else if I'm caught up.
Charminar without the temple, from the 1944 book Hyderabad: A Souvenir. BJP's aim to rename Hyd doesn't come from the Bhagmati love story/legend, but from the unauthorised temple. The issue in detail, my first for
@thewire_in
:
#Hyderabad
#GHMCElections
'
#Hyderabad
Liberation Day' THREAD:
Remembering Makhdoom Mohiuddin, communist legend and (one of the) leaders(s) of the anti-Nizam/anti-feudal
#Telangana
Armed Struggle (1946-51)
Saw CPI workers paying tributes to one of our most progressive figures. Here's more about his life
#Thread
THREAD on 'Hyderabad Liberation Day'& the Telangana (peasant)Armed rebellion
The centre is observing a year-long event to mark the annexation of the erstwhile
#Hyderabad
state to India on Sept 17 1948
The reality of it is more complex (1/n)
#HyderabadLiberationDay
THREAD:
Today, 17 Sep marks 72 years since the erstwhile state of Hyderabad, ruled by its last Nizam, was merged with India through 'Operation Polo', a military takeover.
A communist-led peasant rebellion in Telangana preceded it.
Here's the whole story/sequence of events.
THREAD:
On the truth about the 431YO Charminar and the unauthorised Bhagyalaxmi temple on its south-east pillar.
-As of now, it seems like the temple is in fact expanding.
-With excessive barricades and what not, it has taken over the south-east minaret of the monument.
[THREAD on HYDERABAD's ANNEXATION to INDIA].This is a pic of the Indian flag being replaced with that of the Hyderabad state's on 17 Sept, 1948, after the princely state was annexed to India through Operation Polo, a military offensive. Some thoughts based on my research: (1/n)
We Hyderabadis (includes everyone, of all religions and communities) speak in Dakhni Urdu (includes Marathi, kannada and Telugu), which is different standard Urdu. So please don't call it Hyderabadi Hindi. So please don't insult us, and keep your Hindi up north in the cow belt.
THREAD on
#Telangana
and the history of its formation as a separate state. The States Reorganisation Committee recommended against its merger with the Andhra areas, so why did it happen?
The answer lies in the erstwhile state of Hyderabad that Telangana was part of
(1/n)
THREAD: Today is the 114th birth anniversary of Ravi Narayan Reddy, a communist leader from Telangana who was the 1st person to ENTER Parliament. He had won the Nalgonda LS seat by a margin higher than even Nehru's
A icon of the leader of the Telangana Armed Struggle, (1/N):
Ganesh idols will be immersed in Vinayak Sagar (Hussain Sagar), Hyderabad at all cost on September 9, State Government should make all necessary arrangements for smooth idol immersion at Vinayak Sagar. BGUS General Secretary, Bhagwanth Rao said.
@NewIndianXpress
@XpressHyderabad
Unpopular hot take on biryani (NOTE: HYD biryani is still my FAV):
#Chennai
's Dindigul biryani is absolutely amazing. Loved it, and Imho it's better than Lucknow and Calcutta biryani. Very flavourful.
This us from Erode Annam mess.Don't come at me with 'no layers' argument 😂
Eid Mubarak is not going to be a happy greeting. Not this year, not for a while.
Muslims in India will have to get used to it sadly
You can of course put on a mask and smile, but that serves no purpose.
As a journalist, I'm not celebrating anything until
@zoo_bear
is out
I think BJP's Tejasvi Surya doesn't understand that unlike north India, most Hyderabadis, especially Hindus, love their non-veg and kheema roti, and even kalyani biryani. His party should have told him that Telugu folks enjoy non-veg more than anyone else in this country
30 people dead, over 200 positive coronavirus cases in Madhya Pradesh, not a single case linked to the Markaz Nizamuddin. So which community are we supposed to blame for the cases in that state?
Muslims calling for
#RajaSingh
's beheading should know that making such statements is simply going to backfire.
Demand arrests/ punishment as per law. Violence is what hindutva thugs threaten others with.
That's the difference b/w them and all of us. India isn't a theocracy
#Thread
Last week BJP leaders released the poster of the movie RAZAKAR that's based on the Muslim militia that wreaked havoc in the erstwhile
#Hyderabad
state in 1947-48, which included Telangana.
The reality is that in TS it was actually the communists which fought them (1/n)
Kaise kaise haule Lohan rehte.
There's no concept of religious offering in Islam btw, because there's no deity
Second, haleem is a cultural thing. It's made in Ramzan only. Nobody makes haleem due to religion.
Weird levels of bigotry we are seeing.
An FIR was filed against OpIndia for adding a false 'boy sacrificed in a mosque' angle to the Gopalganj case. CEO Rahul Roushan defended OpIndia's editors, while the editors accused the victim's grieving father of lying
#AltNewsFactCheck
|
@Priyankajha0
Hyderabad cops halt screening of Ram Ke Naam movie, arrest three movie club members
This in a CONGRESS run state. So much for
@RahulGandhi
and the Congress under Mallikarjun
@kharge
Opposing the RSS
Is screening a movie a crime
@hydcitypolice
?
The Golconda fort what most of us see is only the main palace area. The actual size of the fort is about 7 kms in circumference, with 8 gates and 87 bastions.
Parts of the fort look like a hill station, esp the route going to Patancheru darwaza.
From today's heritage walk.🙂
The grandson of a former PM, now in BJP, is talking about the need to end dynasty politics in Telangana.
Okay, how about you quit yourself first as an example? Don't these chaps understand hypocrisy
😁
Sri Lanka's cricketers have shown exceptional courage and have led from the front. They called for peace, stood with people, instead of spreading hate.
A lesson for most of India's chaploosi celebs who will bury their integrity in the ground for some scraps.
Staying at home while watching the country go into chaos was not an option. As soon as possible, I walked to Galle Face from home last afternoon to stand in solidarity with the fellow protestors and to show my support towards the fight against the corrupt, power hungry leaders
Bought a special chicken biryani from Mehfil (Shaikpet. The chain is owned by the same owner a Grand hotel), and the quantity was enough for at least 3 people.
For only 263 bucks (purchased in person). That's one reason I absolutely love Hyderabad.
Of course 2 of us ate it
THREAD
Today, on
#InternationalMotherLanguageDay
it's imp for us Hyderabadis & folks of the Deccan to remember that our spoken language is Dakhni and not Urdu.
Dakhni, often mistaken to be Urdu's dialect, actually predates.
It's a mix of Dehalvi, kannada, Marathi and Telugu.
'MANDIR BANAENGE'
Hanuman Jayanti rally begins in Hyderabad. Visuals from near the Charminar, where the Hindutva crowd is walking as the song 'Mandir Banaenge' plays in the background.
The rally will cut across town.
Hopefully will be peaceful.
#HanumanJayanti
#HanumanJayanthi
Still going to maintain that
#RRR
was a crap& brainless movie that pushed a hidden agenda.
Movies like Bahubali/RRR are not even close to some of the brilliant Tamil and Malayali movies that have released recently
#RRRMovie
Go watch Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey instead. Much better
Had the MOST disappointing biryani ever in Hyderabad at Meridian restaurant.
Took the handi Biryani for about 430₹, which includes a GRAND total of ONLY 6 pieces of mutton 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Like seriously, Grand and Mehfil serve 10-12 pieces for about 300 bucks.
Chi.
Here's some good news. LAMAKAAN is now all set to host events and discussions as earlier. Its canteen, which was only serving snacks until now, is once again fully functional with its lunch and dinners.
#Hyderabad
More details:
Guys, if you haven't gone to Hyderabad House (newly relaunched at Begumpet), and tried the Marag (in picture) and Haleem, you're REALLY missing out.
Went there a 2nd time today and it's fuckin brilliant. It's my favourite place for Marag/Haleem.
Malai kebab is also brilliant.
In the
#Hyderabadpub
assault case, BJP‘s Manila wing protested in front of the police station to nab the culprits, then the party’s own MLA shows sensitive videos of the victim with a guy.
Forget invasion of privacy, that’s a crime. Shows how much the party cares about women
How did the Indian army in Hyd suddenly decide that the land behind the Golconda fort become its property? The area behind used to be a nice hike up behind the fort. Now it's inaccessible.
@ASIGoI
and the Telangana govt need to do a survey to check this.
@arvindkumar_ias
It has become a tradition for suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh to release hindutva songs at Ram Navami rallies in
#Hyderabad
A line from 1 of his new songs:
'Jail Ka Taala Tuth Gaya, Baap Tumhara Choot Gaya'
Here's a glance at what he said yesterday:
Assam CM Himanta yesterday said that Owaisi's Legacy will 'end' like that of the Nizams
As much as I have criticized the Nizams, it's an undeniable fact that modern Hyderabad was developed by them
Here's a small list of what they built.
@TheSiasatDaily
Andhra showing how it's to be done:
Farmers and customers maintain distance in demarcated spaces at a Rythu Bazar outlet in AP. As a precaution against coronavirus, the markets have been moved to open spaces by the YSRCP government.
#coronavirusindia
#lockdownindia
Given that the
#BabriDemolitionCase
is trending and that criminals have been acquitted, here is a reminder that the temple attached to the Charminar is not old, was never there to begin with. This is from the book 'Hyderabad: A Souvenir', published in 1944.
Realised I completed 10 years as a journalist yesterday.
Witnessed transition from print to digital news, saw fascism and hate grow. (my first boss saw this coming after 2014)
Saw the death of journalism, and rise of chaploosi in the media industry, barring a handful.
Eventful
Ain't nothing better than fresh buns and bun maska to go with Irani chai in
#Hyderabad
This is from my second home, aka Grand hotel at Abids 😌(which I believe is the oldest surviving cafe here).
Also, not an iPhone photo 😋
Breaking:
Goshamahal BJP MLA Raja Singh stopped and taken in custody by Hyderabad police today afternoon after he tried to reach Shilpakala Vedika to 'burn down' the venue, where standup comedian Munawwar Farooqui is slated to perform on Saturday.
@TheSiasatDaily
#Rajasingh
Lol. Could have at least paid respects or visited the grave of Sultan Abul Hasan Tana Shah, the last Golconda king from Hyderabad, who was defeated and taken captive from Hyderabad.
Instead you go and meet Hyd's worst enemy (historically)😄
Moral policing feat Qutb Shahi tombs in
#Hyderabad
.The guards here don't let single women sit in peace and will constantly ask them to move.
If we can't take photos how we want to a grand monument the way we want to, then are we a global city?
Hope
@KTRTRS
garu takes note
In a first, and something that is perhaps long due, do Telangana government has decided to rename the Womens' University after Chakali Ailamma, the revolutionary and face of communist party led Telangana peasant rebellion (1946)in the erstwhile Hyd state
Let's take a bow for our sanitation workers. No matter what day it is or what restrictions exist, theirs is a job with no break. I wish we had better amenities for them
Here
#Hyderabad
This happened due to CM Revanth going for the nomination or Danam Nagender.
Could not have chosen overs time during peak traffic hours.
Making commuters on bikes wait on the blistering 40 degrees+ heat for any VIP movement, even for CM
@revanth_anumula
, is simply not okay
@hydcitypolice
@HYDTP
It's been over 10 mins on the Begumpet main road. People can die of sunstrokes.
The man who waved Nathuram Godse's photo at the Ram Navami rally in Hyderabad has been arrested by the
#Hyderabad
police.
The Shahinyathgunj identified the man as Hema Kumar.
More details:
Great thread on BJP MLA Raja Singh.
Also read here how the suspended MLA has been subverting his restrictions by passing communal and inflammatory remarks from outside the state.
He was arrested for his derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad last year.
THREAD
Suspended BJP MLA T Raja Singh attended several rallies in Maharashtra in the past month, where he delivered vitriolic speeches and made open calls for violence and boycott against Muslims. The many FIRs against him failed to deter him.
SCOOP:
IIT
#Hyderabad
has quietly introduced a separate 'Pure Veg' section recently in 1 or its canteens.
A survey was even sent out to asses the total number of veg only takers.
Click on photo for link to read the exclusive
@thenewsminute
story:
Breaking:
Protests erupt against suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh after he was given bail post his arrest today for comments on Prophet Muhammad in a YouTube video.
#RajaSingh
Prophet remarks row: How did suspended BJP MLA Raja Singh get bail?
It was on a technicality, as the police, based on the sections he was booked under, should have first served him a notice instead of arresting him
Full details:
#RajaSingh
#Hyderabad
Can contesting candidates even do this?
If there is an issue they can a raise it with the concerned officials. Asking women to lift their veils is rather insulting.
@SpokespersonECI
is clearly sleeping
#Hyderabad
There have been reports that the BJP candidate from Hyderabad Lok Sabha is openly insulting Muslim women voters at various polling booths. It is concerning that she is checking their faces and IDs, which is obstructing free and fair polling, particularly by targeting Muslim
Taking cue from
@serish
and posting some of my most favourite pictures of Hyd and its heritage. I live in Secunderabad. This is the Islamia High school at Monda Market, built in 1887. Many, including businessman Seth Ramgopal, had contributed
#hyderabadagainsthate
(use that #)
Helping a friend find a house in Hyd to rent. Few observations:
Most of the flats, or a good chunk, are owned by North Indians/baniyas in good areas.
Will straight up reject single women/Muslims.
Very few (older areas like Punjagutta) buildings have mixed owners (religion).
In retrospect, letting peace in
#Hyderabad
get disturbed for a standup comedy show was perhaps a bad idea.
But had it been cancelled, it would have meant that the society will succumb to violent threats each time
Looks like we have tough days ahead
#RajaSingh
#MunawarFaruqui
BJP/NDA has won thanks to the South, where it won about 50 seats, with 21 of it coming from Andhra Pradesh.
While the north rallied against BJP, it made up for losses in AP where TDP/BJP/JSP got 21 seats out of 25. 8 in Telangana, 19 in Karnataka.
#LoksabhaElection2024Counting
@zoo_bear
But here's a tentative list of places to see:
Qutb Shahi tombs
Badhshahi Ashurkhana
Paigah tombs
British Residency
Nizams museum or salar Jung museum
Chowmahalla palace
Have kheema roti for breakfast at Grand hotel or Paradise
Can't believe BBC published this without double checking. Iranian migrants DID NOT bring the chai we have in Hyderabad. Iranians have black tea.
Irani tea in Hyderabad is called so because of the Irani owners. This condensed milk BS was started about 2 decades ago.
Sigh
Have this dreadful feeling that my beautiful Hyderabad will be consumed by hate, fuelled by these hindutva goons, who will mostly burn the city and its culture to ashes.
Hopefully I won't be alive to see that at least.
This is what we forsee due to your silence.
I am having biryani today. Very specially because one man from a party said he will ban biryani and haleem. Which meat, I don't know. Will decide by evening 😁
#GHMCResults
#GHMCElections
anyone who wants to join pls come!
Making commuters on bikes wait on the blistering 40 degrees+ heat for any VIP movement, even for CM
@revanth_anumula
, is simply not okay
@hydcitypolice
@HYDTP
It's been over 10 mins on the Begumpet main road. People can die of sunstrokes.
Yesterday,
#AIMIM
chief Asad Owaisi demanded the state to govt build a new building for Osmania Hospital. Also said he doesn't care if the old heritage structure is demolished.
But we care, coz it's our heritage and a v imp structure. Here's why. Pics from today's visit:
I think this
#Ramzan
Subhan Bakery's Haleem has been the best I've had in
#Hyderabad
.
Not too spicy, not bland, but just perfect and their quantity is also quite good.
Comes with a good topping too. Do try it folks 😌
(Next followed by Nayaab, Sarvi, Garden and Pista House)
Traffic stopped again for CM Revanth's convoy second day in a row. Can't the police have a channel at least instead of disrupting and making people wait in the heat I wonder.
Waiting for a few seconds even in this heat is terrible.
#Hyderabad
#Summer
Here
#Hyderabad
This happened due to CM Revanth going for the nomination or Danam Nagender.
Could not have chosen overs time during peak traffic hours.
Sir, I too can call you names but it’s not in my culture to do so
For your information, this is where the world is at👇
Israel has vaccinated 60% & US 40% of its population
I guess it’s difficult to comprehend for those who don’t want to accept facts
UPDATE:
Breaking: Telangana police arrest BJP Medak district president Gaddam Srinivas, BJP Medak Town president M Nayam Prasad, BJYM prez and 7 others in regard with violence in Medak town.
A video from medak after clashes. Every year this happens exactly before Bakri Eid.
Last year the police tightened the situation and Gau rakshaks scampered.
Police in Hyderabad is more fixated on making its life easier by shutting everything at 1030 pm.
Great going to kill the brand name of a global city and acting like provincial landlords
#Hyderabad
's land/flats in hitech city/Kondapur have been so gentrified that it's almost impossible for muslims, esp women and others from marginalised groups to find houses for rent.
Not a cosmo city anymore
I remember Tendulkar being this person who rarely commented on anything, especially politics. He's shown us what he is - a coward who can't speak for the voiceless. I always knew he would disappoint us. Demi god my arse
With just 1 tweet, Rihanna exposed the real face of some Indian Celebrities whom we have been worshipping as heroes for decades.
Never idolize any Indian celebrities, just respect their words & work.
Never thought I'd find myself at the end of grammar error in a newspaper - that too one where I actually worked.
My name was misspelt to 'lasagna' instead of Lasania 😂😂😂.
(It was an honest mistake, due to auto correct).
Life is funny sometimes
Most Hyderabadis don't know this but Hyderabad's 2nd Nizam, Nizam Ali khan, actually betrayed Tipu Sultan
Nizam Ali Khan in fact helped the British kill Tipu Sultan in 1799.
He had signed the treaty of subsidiary alliance with the EIC in 1798
The Marathas and the Nizam conspired, allied with the British to ensure his fall. The many recreations of pivotal moments in the Anglo-Mysore wars bear testimony to a ‘Tipu mania’ in British circles when he was killed in the fourth Anglo-Mysore war in 1799.
One thing this entire
#MunawarFaruqui
incident has shown us: If political parties/opposition want(s) to, it can stymie right-wing loonies and stand up for rights.
Unfortunately it has to get political. Even until a decade RW loonies couldn't hold this much sway
What's happening in Hyderabad today is exactly why YOU DON'T let people build houses on Lake beds and river.banks. but of course politicians thrive on illegal settlements. Playing with lives
#HyderabadFloods
#Hyderabad
This is Haziq and Mohi Rare Book Sellers, one of those 'secret' places for history and book lovers.
Once the personal collection of a man (who has since passed), it was turned into a book store about 5 decades.
#Hyderabad
A chunk of their collection is up for grabs now.
(1/n)