Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi...!!!

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in a middle class merchant(Bania/Vaishya) family at Porbandar in Kathiawar, Gujarat. His father was Karamchand Gandhi, a Dewan or Prime Minister of Porbandar. His mother,Putlibai, was a woman of a very pious nature. It was his mother whose personality and life influenced Gandhiji. She taught Gandhiji to speak the truth in every sphere of life.

After finishing high school, Gandhiji joined the Samaldas College in Bhavnagar. When his father died in 1885, he was only 18. It was then that someone advised Gandhiji that he should go to England and come back with a law degree if he was to improve his chance of getting his father's position in the state service in Porbandar. In 1891, he came back to India armed with the degree he set out to achieve in England. After an unsuccesful attempt to set up his own legal practice, Gandhiji received an offer from Dada Abdulla & Co. and set sail for South Africa on behalf of the company for a legal matter. It was in south Africa that Gandhiji became what he was destined to be. Deeply disturbed by the appalling treatment meted out to Indians by the

Britishers, Gandhiji decided to fight the discrimination against Indians. He started to practice the ideals of Ahimsa (non-violence), Brahmacharya (continence) and Satyagraha (fasting for a truthful cause).

In 1914, his struggle was rewarded when the South African Government entered into an agreement with him and the main demands of the Indians were granted. This success inspired Gandhiji to do something for his own nation. He came back to India and founded a place of religious retreat called Satyagraha Ashram in Ahmedabad. His first movement in India was in Champaran, Bihar, where he voiced the grievances of the many exploited poor peasants of that area. This compelled the British Government in India to set up a inquiry to gauge the state of the farmers and work for their betterment. The success in this campaign greatly increased Gandhiji's stature in the eyes of millions of exploited, neglected and impoverished Indians.

Soon Gandhiji began to be known as the "Mahatma" for his great ideals and his adherence to them as well as for his untiring campaign against the British. In 1921, Gandhji called his countrymen to take part in his famous Non-cooperation movement against the British. The movement met with a massive support from the Indian populace but a mob violence during this

campaign in Chauri Chaura shocked Gandhiji to the extent that he called it off. In 1930, he organised the famous "Dandi March" to oppose the British law that deprived Indians to make their own salt. It led to the historic "Civil Disobedience Movement" that saw thousands of Indian men and women defying the British Government and being put to jail.

In 1942, Gandhiji gave the call for the historic "Quit India Movement" to indicate that the time of the Britishers was up and they should leave India and the Indians for good. The great leader was repeatedly thrown into prison for his protests but it could not break his will. He also worked untiringly to unite Hindus and Muslims, abolish several superstitions and better the hygiene of the poor people in different regions of the country.

The drained resources of the British following the Second World War and the rising discontent of Indians prompted the British Government to give India back to her own sons. On 15th August, 1947, India was declared to be an independent nation but not before it was split up into two nations, India and Pakistan. Some Hindu fundamentalists felt that the Mahatma shirked his responsibility in stopping this division. One of them, Nathuram Godse, shot him dead when Gandhiji was going for his evening prayers. The last words on his lips were "Hey Ram".

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Please Think Once.....

Indians, we should be proud that Obama realized what India is?

But y s tat Indian students are still not realizing the potential of India.

A big shame being a child to India. vascodegama came for trade n handed

India to British, Obama visted in the same way for trade with India,

and in turn Indians are turning as if like Britishers looting our economy

from birth n investing the knowledge to other countries.

When there are 'N' number of best universities here, where

Americans are cuming here to have their MS why don’t we realize?

srm,amritha,vit,saastra,barath,karunya,bits n many govt oriented

colgs are here.

By spending 4-15 lakhs in u.s or any other countries and developing their

economy, if we purchase the same MS seat in NRI qota here in Indian

universities atleast they would improve standards n infrastructure n

even govt would get benefited as many more universities would come

into place.

India has got unity in diversity, can we see the same unity in diversity

elsewhere in the world. The biggest democracy, can we see different

languages, cultures, castes, religions, races, attires, mode of living different

frm one galli to other, one mandal to other, one distrct to other

district, one state to other state, can we see greenish villages, can we

see heavy traffic, can we see bazars like koti. We can only see ytish or

blackish with cots but not with different attires. Realize dudes n dudeens,

we may go there, we may have ambition that I'm crossing boarder

but after masters how many Indians are back, just few.

98% addicts to there envirnmnt.Our Indian teachers hv taught us and

we r using our talent n our money to develop other countries economies.

If we think logically we are beating the womb of our mother India,

its better to earn 500 rs here n live in a hut than earning high and

staying elsewhere. I think we ppl are acting as if like terrorists by looting our

economy.

I hope U.S universities or their jobs r nothing but they are using Indians

like cheap labour, what has U.S done to us?

It has treated our ambassidor very badly at the airport n even sharukh just

because hvng khan in his name n also our external minister, shame on us.

Today Indians are rich but India is poor. It is not only becoz of politicians even we are responsible. We r the roots n leaves r d politicians. If the roots(students) of a tree are well, in turn leaves(politicians) will be well n even the fruit(Indian economy) that is out will also be the best 1.

We are behaving as if like a terrorist using Indian money, Indian culture

and developing other contries,is it fair? Think for a while, getting a

master degree and living in ac bungalow with hand ful of us dollars

is not we have born for. Can we get a mental satisfaction by living in

U.S n thinking we r in India. We are dependent over there, but we are

independent here. Good r bad lets take an initiative.

Being a citizen of a country we hv to ask our self wat we hv given to country than wat country has given us.

This is my message not only to the students who are

opting to go abroad but also for the ppl who are in abroad.

Lets develop our country n safeguard it so that, it would help rest of the

generations.

           Rare Hyderabad Pictures

Makkah Masjid in 1948


Moazzam Jahi Marketplace building



Palace of the Hyderabad Royal Family.


Today's A.P Assembly building


State Central Library - Afzalgunj


Osmania General Hospital


State Banquet honoring the visit of the Viceroy of India


Dawakhana Unani - Charminar


State Cavalry heading a
procession thru the streets of Hyderabad (1948)


Nizam's personal elephant

Haji's departing (from Nampally station)

Mir Osman Ali Khan, reviewing the troops march from the royal box (probably in Parade grounds Secunderabad)

Nizam's Guard Buckle

Nizam Of Hyderabad

Hyderabad Entrance
Photograph of the entrance bridge to the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, from the Curzon Collection: 'Views of HH the Nizam's Dominions, Hyderabad, Deccan, 1892'. This view was taken by Lala Deen Dayal (1844-1905) in the 1880s. Dayal took up photography in the 1870s and in 1884 became official photographer to the Nizam of Hyderabad, with studios in Secunderabad and Indore. Hyderabad was founded beside the River Musi in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (r.1580-1612) as an alternative to his capital at Golconda. Later, Hyderabad became the capital of the Nizams of Hyderabad, who ruled over one of the largest states in India from 1724 to 1948. The dynasty was founded by Nizam al-Mulk, entitled Asaf Jah (d. 1748) who had arrived in the Deccan as the Mughal governor before declaring his independence. During their time in power the Nizams constructed many buildings of architectural importance.

Charminar
Photograph of a street in Hyderabad looking towards the Char Minar, taken by Deen Dayal in the 1880s. This is from the Curzon Collection: 'Views of HH the Nizam's Dominions, Hyderabad, Deccan, 1892'. Hyderabad was founded beside the River Musi in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (r.1580-1612) as an alternative to his capital at Golconda. The town was laid out in a grid pattern with two main roads running east to west and north to south; the Char Minar, or Four Towers, sits at the intersection of these two roads. This ceremonial strucuture was built in 1591 to mark the centre of the city. It comprises four imposing arched portals with arcaded storeys and geometric screens above. The four corner minarets, crowned with domical finials, contain spiral staircases opening onto triple tiers of balconies. The Mecca mosque, begun in 1617, can be seen to the right of this image.


The Char Minar, Hyderabad," an engraving from Fullarton's Gazetteer, London, 1850.
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The Char Minar gate, Hyderabad, in the 1880's; an albumen photo, possibly by Lala Deen Dayal

The Char Minar gate, Hyderabad, in the 1880's; an albumen photo, possibly by Lala Deen Dayal

Old Photo

Photograph of a main street in Hyderabad, looking towards the Char Minar, taken by Deen Dayal in the 1880s. This is from the Curzon Collection: 'Views of HH the Nizam's Dominions, Hyderabad, Deccan, 1892'. Hyderabad was founded beside the River Musi in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (r.1580-1612) as an alternative to his capital at Golconda. The town was laid out in a grid pattern with two main roads running east to west and north to south; the Char Minar sits at the intersection of these two roads. The Char Minar, or Four Towers, was built in 1591 to mark the centre of the city. This ceremonial structure comprises four imposing arched portals with arcaded storeys and geometric screens above. The four corner minarets are crowned with domical finials. They contain spiral staircases opening onto triple tiers of balconies.

Stereographic photograph of Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, taken by James Ricalton in c. 1903, from The Underwood Travel Library: Stereoscopic Views of India. Hyderabad was founded beside the River Musi in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (r.1580-1612) as an alternative to his capital at Golconda. The town was laid out in a grid pattern with two main roads running east to west and north to south; the Char Minar sits at the intersection of these two roads. The Char Minar, or Four Towers, seen in the background of this view, was built in 1591 to mark the centre of the city. This ceremonial structure comprises four imposing arched portals with arcaded storeys and geometric screens above. The four corner minarets are crowned with domical finials. They contain spiral staircases opening onto triple tiers of balconies. This image is described by Ricalton in 'India Through the Stereoscope' (1907), "Two of the Nizam's state elephants have intruded athwart the street and obstructed our view...These two have just come out from the great archway on the left; they are being brought out in readiness to convey some traveler to Golconda." This is one of a series of 100 photographs, designed to be viewed through a special binocular viewer, producing a 3D effect, which were sold together with a book of descriptions and a map. Stereoscopic cameras, those with two lenses and the ability to take two photographs at the same time, were introduced in the mid 19th century.

Photograph of a street in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradeah, taken by Deen Dayal in the 1880s, from the Curzon Collection: 'Views of HH the Nizam's Dominions, Hyderabad, Deccan, 1892'. Secunderabad, twin city of Hyderabad, was founded after an alliance between Hyderabad?s Nizam Sikander Jah and the British East India Company in 1798. Following the treaty, secured by Major James Achilles Kirkpatrick, an area north of Hussain Sagar lake was made into a cantonment. Soon after the treaty was signed 5,000 British troops arrived and camped in the new cantonment of Secunderabad, which was laid out in 1806 and named after the Nizam. Initially it encompassed an area of four square miles and had a population of 5,000 troops plus several thousand civilians. However, 60 years later it had increased to 17 square miles and had a population, including the armed forces, of 50,000.

Photograph of mills at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Curzon Collection: 'Views of HH the Nizam's Dominions, Hyderabad, Deccan, 1892', taken by Deen Dayal in the 1880s. Hyderabad was founded beside the River Musi in 1591 by Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (r.1580-1612) as an alternative to his capital at Golconda. Later, Hyderabad became the capital of the Nizams of Hyderabad, who ruled over one of the largest states in India. The dynasty was founded by Nizam al-Mulk, entitled Asaf Jah (d. 1748) who arrived in the Deccan as the Mughal governor. In 1724 Asaf Jah declared independence and established the dynasty of Nizams who ruled until 1948. There were no modern industries in Hyderabad before 1874 but a few years later railway workshops were established nearby and four factories sprang up south and east of the Hussain Sagar lake. These industrial units became the centre of new settlements. This is a view of the mills and the nearby canal.

Photograph showing the Scotch Kirk and cemetery, with the cantonment parade ground and race course beyond, at Secunderabad (now in Andhra Pradesh) taken by Lala Deen Dayal, c. 1890.
Secunderabad is situated in Andhra Pradesh next to Hyderabad, its older twin city (founded c. 1590). The Nizam of Hyderabad, Sikander Jah, entered into a subsidiary alliance with the British East India Company in 1798, involving military and political cooperation. Under the alliance an area north of Hussain Sagar lake was to be made a cantonment. Soon after the alliance was signed 5,000 British troops arrived and camped north of Hyderabad; the cantonment was laid out in 1806 and named after the Nizam, and thus was Secunderabad founded. Initially it encompassed an area of four square miles and had a population of 5,000 troops plus several thousand civilians, however 60 years later it had increased to 17 square miles and the population, including the armed forces was 50,000. The town continued to develop as its military functions and business opportunities drew large numbers of people from the surrounding rural areas.

View of the Husain Sagar lake to the north of Hyderabad, photographed by Deen Dayal in the 1880s. This is from the Curzon Collection: 'Views of HH the Nizam's Dominions, Hyderabad, Deccan, 1892'. Husain Sagar is an artificial lake which divides the twin cities of Secunderabad and Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. The lake was created in the 16th century by Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah (r.1550-80) and named after Husain Shah Wali, who had helped the sultan recover from illness. It was created by enlarging an existing small stone dam across the valley. The lake supplied the townspeople with water as well as irrigating the surrounding land.
SEE D DIFFERENCE OF 1890s HYD AND 2009 HYD..........