by Admin | Sep 3, 2025 | Urdu Literature
Parveen Umm-e-Mushtaq (1866-1915) was an influential but relatively obscure Urdu poet from the classical period. She was born in Delhi in 1866 into a highly educated and noble family. Her upbringing was deeply rooted in the rich literary traditions of the era, and she...
by Admin | Jul 19, 2025 | Royalty
Princess Durre Shehvar was a remarkable figure of the 20th century, a royal who gracefully bridged the fading glory of the Ottoman Empire with the immense wealth and influence of the Nizams of Hyderabad. As an Ottoman princess, a princess of Hyderabad by marriage, and...
by Admin | Jan 26, 2026 | History
Khair-un-Nissa Begum, a 17th-century princess of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, occupies a singular place in the history of Hyderabad as a patron of both architecture and intellectual life. As the daughter of Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah, the sixth ruler of the kingdom, she...
by Admin | Aug 11, 2025 | Royalty
Her Imperial Highness Princess Niloufer Khanum Farhat Begum Sahiba (born Nilüfer Hanımsultan; 4 January 1916 – 12 June 1989), affectionately known as the “Koh-i-Noor of Hyderabad” (Mountain of Light), was a prominent figure of the 20th...
