As ‘India Aviation 2014’, the biennial civil aviation show more popularly called the Hyderabad air-show opens in the dampened times when the country’s safety rating has just been downgraded by the FAA, casting doubts at the capability of its regulator, it is all the more interesting to look at these pioneering efforts made in Pre-Independent Hyderabad.
Read More »1955 : Telugu balladeers
A rare pic of Telugu balladeers of 1955
Read More »Nagarjuna Sagar Dam under construction!
ANT-LIKE THEY TOILED: The sea of humanity utilized to build this “modern temple”, was a scene that touched both Nehru and Galbraith As the construction rose to a certain height, the massive structure resembled an anthill with thousands of labourers carrying construction material on the complex maze of scaffoldings. A breathtaking view even to Jawaharlal Nehru and Kenneth Galbraith, then U.S. Ambassador to India, who during a visit to the site around that time, were touched by the sight and their eyes became moist. In all, 162 persons died during construction, including eight engineers. Makeshift towns cropped up all around the dam. Workers in these colonies never seemed to sleep for 15 years as the work continued day and night.
Read More »40 Years Ago, no Telugu jathi!
An interesting ‘new year resolution’ cartoon from Andhra newspaper 40 years ago. That resolution would be fulfilled in the coming new year.
Read More »Nizam of Hyderabad – 1887 Picture from The Illustrated London News
Nizam Hyderabad (A Man in uniform) - From The Illustrated London News Dated 1887.
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