Early 1800s. She. The granddaughter of the Prime Minister of the Nizam and grandniece of the Nizam, sat by her window as the sun painted the sky orange, smiling to herself. He. A colonel in the British army, sat in his office at the British Residency, thinking about her. And thus, their love story. I…
Guide to the ‘Poetry in Marble’ heritage walk
Paigahs – The pillar of the Nizam empire Necropolis – A large burial ground And if you thought our “Poetry in Marble” walk is just about the tombs of Paigahs and their history, well, think again! A majority of our walks includes exploring the lesser known, yet historically significant, monuments and heritage sites. Dilapidated tombs,…
Valentine’s Day Storytelling Night
What is love? Pyaar kisko kehte hain? How do you know ki tumhe mohabbat hui hai? And thus, started our Valentine’s Day Storytelling Night event. As we all gathered under the half-moon, on a bed of green grass, we questioned ourselves, about the feeling of being in love, the excitement of it, and that tinkling…
Open Spaces – The Hyderabad Unconference , July 2018
by Megha K N I have been to quite a few heritage and art walks with Hyderabad Trails and each walk has been an enriching experience. So, when I saw a unique event hosted by Hyderabad Trails, along with Learning Tribes, I was surprised and excited at the same time. The day of the event……..
Thank You, Hyderabad Trails
Five months back, I moved to Hyderabad. Single and away from my family, I was new to the city and the city was new to me. I was living alone in a 1-bhk apartment and traveling 2 hours a day for work. Hectic days and limited time meant the opportunity to make friends at my…
A Heritage Walk in Naya Qila
As the sun rose on a surprisingly chilly Sunday morning in Hyderabad, a group of ten made our way into Naya Qila-turned-golf course, a few minutes away from Golconda Fort. As we all gathered together, Gopal Krishna, our guide for the walk, started off with the introductions. With software professional to corporate lawyer, college student…
Heritage & Culture Leadership Program
HCLP is a program designed to create Leaders in the space of Heritage, Arts and Culture, who will be equipped with skills to design, curate, facilitate and lead shared cultural experiences including heritage walks, events, culture tours, learning journeys etc. The Learning would include modules on Art of Facilitation Culture : Appreciation, Interpretation & Curation Art,…
Naya Qila’ A lost paradise : Live tweets by Andrew Fleming
Up early and on my way for a long overdue history fix at #NayaQila – an outer fortification of the wonderful fortress of #Golkonda pic.twitter.com/bJaABbS3P0 — Andrew Fleming (@Andrew007Uk) May 5, 2018 #NayaQila is a little known archilogical gem that is already defying my expectations. A remarkable set of fortifications that once were the pleasure…
Sights and Sounds of Charminar’ Live Tweets by Andrew Fleming.
A place one @DalrympleWill knows very well. In more recent times my good friend @ShrenikRao – Editor in Chief of @madrascourier founds some gems here. pic.twitter.com/LZhnU6l9BS — Andrew Fleming (@Andrew007Uk) April 15, 2018 I think am becoming a true Hyderabadi – I get excited for showing friends/family #Charmiar for the first time like @ipsitapati @AlexFleming2005…
A heritage walk in Golconda’ Live tweets by Andrew Fleming.
Arrived at #GolcondaFort for the final final walk of #JashnEHyderabad with @HyderabadTrails – as ever Beware of imitations!#NotForProffit 👌♥️ pic.twitter.com/fBYvm00RQZ — Andrew Fleming (@Andrew007Uk) April 15, 2018 In my half a dozen visits to #GolcondaFort I have never before the magnificant camel stables. Some 50 camels lived here but they were not indiginous to…
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