White Mughals
White Mughals

Author: William Dalrymple

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2004-01-22

Total Pages: 884

ISBN-13: 9351184552

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James Achilles Kirkpatrick landed on the shores of eighteenth-century India as an ambitious soldier of the East India Company. Although eager to make his name in the subjection of a nation, it was he who was conquered—not by an army but by a Muslim Indian princess. Kirkpatrick was the British Resident at the court of the Nizam of Hyderabad when in 1798 he glimpsed Khair un-Nissa—'Most Excellent among Women'—the great-niece of the Nizam's Prime Minister. He fell in love with Khair, and overcame many obstacles to marry her—not least of which was the fact that she was locked away in purdah and engaged to a local nobleman. Eventually, while remaining Resident, Kirkpatrick converted to Islam, and according to Indian sources even became a double-agent working for the Hyderabadis against the East India Company. Possessing all the sweep of a great nineteenth-century novel, White Mughals is a remarkable tale of harem politics, secret assignations, court intrigue, religious disputes and espionage.

Raja Deen Dayal
Raja Deen Dayal

Author: Narendra Luther

Publisher: Hyderabadi

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 8190175203

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On the photographic works of Deen Dayal, Indian photographer; includes reproductions of his photographs.

Hyderabad, British India, and the World
Hyderabad, British India, and the World

Author: Eric Lewis Beverley

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-06

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 1107091195

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A study of political possibilities in the era of modern imperialism, from the perspective of the sovereign state of Hyderabad.

An Appeal to the Ladies of Hyderabad
An Appeal to the Ladies of Hyderabad

Author: Benjamin B. Cohen

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2019-07-08

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 0674987659

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The dramatic story of Mehdi Hasan and Ellen Donnelly, whose marriage convulsed high society in nineteenth-century India and whose notorious trial and fall reverberated throughout the British Empire, setting the benchmark for Victorian scandals. In April 1892, a damning pamphlet circulated in the south Indian city of Hyderabad, the capital of the largest and wealthiest princely state in the British Raj. An anonymous writer charged Mehdi Hasan, an aspiring Muslim lawyer from the north, and Ellen Donnelly, his Indian-born British wife, with gross sexual misconduct and deception. The scandal that ensued sent shock waves from Calcutta to London. Who wrote this pamphlet, and was it true? Mehdi and Ellen had risen rapidly among Hyderabad’s elites. On a trip to London they even met Queen Victoria. Not long after, a scurrilous pamphlet addressed to “the ladies of Hyderabad” charged the couple with propagating a sham marriage for personal gain. Ellen, it was claimed, had been a prostitute, and Mehdi was accused of making his wife available to men who could advance his career. To avenge his wife and clear his name, Mehdi filed suit against the pamphlet’s printer, prompting a trial that would alter their lives. Based on private letters, courtroom transcripts, secret government reports, and scathing newspaper accounts, Benjamin Cohen’s riveting reconstruction of the couple’s trial and tribulations lays bare the passions that ran across racial lines and the intimate betrayals that doomed the Hasans. Filled with accusations of midnight trysts and sexual taboos, An Appeal to the Ladies of Hyderabad is a powerful reminder of the perils facing those who tried to rewrite society’s rules. In the struggle of one couple, it exposes the fault lines that would soon tear a world apart.

Palaces of the Raj
Palaces of the Raj

Author: Mark Bence-Jones

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-04-07

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1351866931

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This book, first published in 1973, gives a vivid picture of British-Indian social life from the eighteenth century to Independence, as well as of the houses themselves. The Government Houses were not only buildings on a palatial scale, but were also a background to a way of life that was as full of contrasts as the Raj itself. The author peoples the houses with some of the men and women who lived in them during the course of their history, and in doing so provides a chapter of social history which has not been written before.

Talk of the Town
Talk of the Town

Author: Edited By Jerry Pinto & Rahul Srivastava

Publisher: Penguin Books India

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780143330134

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Here&Rsquo;S A Quiz. If You Answer All The Questions Right, You Do Not Need This Book. 1.When King Charles Ii Received The City Of Bombay As His Dowry, He Thought It Was In A) India&Nbsp; B) Brazil&Nbsp;&Nbsp; C) Portugal&Nbsp; D) Brighton&Nbsp; &Nbsp; 2. Every Resident Of This City Speaks Only One Language. That City Is &Nbsp;A) Patna&Nbsp; B) Thiruvananthapuram&Nbsp;&Nbsp; C) Panjim&Nbsp; D) Diu 3. Mamola Bai Ruled From This City, For Almost Fifty Years. Of Course, She Did It In Purdah, But She Ruled It Nevertheless. A) Patna&Nbsp; B) Tangiers C) Lalalajpatnagarameshwar&Nbsp; D) Bhopal 4. With Which Indian City Is Marks &Amp; Spencer, The Famous Department Store, Associated? A) Madras&Nbsp; B) Kolkata C) Shillong&Nbsp; D)Frootinagar Answers At The Bottom Of This Page. Okay, So You Need This Book. In This Book You Will Find A Lot Of Info On Twelve Indian Cities. There Is Also Some Fun Stuff Like A Begum Slapping A British Officer, A Dead Body Swinging About And Telling The Future, A Man Who Made Art Out Of Stuff People Threw Away, And A Bowl Of Boiled Beans. And If That&Rsquo;S Not Enough, Then There&Rsquo;S A Whole Bunch Of Writers Who Have Written About Their Favourite Cities. Thank You, And Here Come The Names In Alphabetical Order: Alexander Frater, Amit Chaudhuri, Amitava Kumar, Anita Nair, Ashok Vajpeyi, C.S. Lakshmi, H. Masud Taj, Kaumudi Marathe, Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih, Nayantara Sahgal, Vinod Mehta, William Dalrymple. Answers 1 Z 2 &Amp; 4 * 5 U Ha. Like We&Rsquo;Re Going To Give You The Answers. If You Want To Know What They Are, You Buy A Book, Read It And Find Out. Warning: You Will Develop Itchy Feet After Reading This Book. Do Not Wash With Antiseptic. Just Plan Your Next Holiday To One Of These Cities And Explore It With This Book In Hand. Age Group: 12+ &Nbsp;