Koti Women's College Gets 1 Million Pounds For Conservation

[Spartan]

In what could bring huge relief to the ancient Residency Building (Koti Women's College) of Hyderabad, an anonymous donor has offered a whopping one million pounds for the restoration of the heritage structure.

Elaborating, author William Dalrymple said: "It is an extremely heartening piece of news. More because the donor decided to do so after reading 'White Mughals'. I am overwhelmed."

The restoration, likely to be carried out by the World Monument Fund and National Culture Fund in association with the Archaeological Survey of India, is expected to begin later this year, the author shared.

"While it is a fact that a lot needs to be done to conserve Hyderabad's past, it is also true that some of the city structures have been restored by various people, beautifully. Take for instance the Chowmahalla Palace - which I think is one of the best palaces in India today - or the Falaknuma Palace or even the Qutub Shahi Tombs. They are magnificent pieces of history," Dalrymple said, adding that now the new displays at the Salar Jung Museum too are "highly impressive".

"It is true that all was not well with the museum earlier, but I think the new management is working very hard to turn things around. They have done some very effective work in the last few years. In fact, when I recently visited the place, I discovered a 1797 portrait of James Achilles Kirkpatrick (the British Resident at Hyderabad) that I have been looking for a very long time," the author said.

His only concern: the lack of attention being given to the old deodis of the Old City that, he rues, are falling apart one by one. "Those beautiful structures all remain unlisted and unprotected. They should be paid some attention," he stressed.

[DollarsDream]

[k2s]

But y

[Spartan]

But y

 

to conserve Hyderabad's past

[tom bhayya]

dont worry William Dalrymple androlla paalana gone.. rest assured hyderabad is now in safe hands

[lbs]

Conservation tho patu conversion kuda chestara endi :)

[TamarindRV]

dont worry William Dalrymple androlla paalana gone.. rest assured hyderabad is now in safe hands

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[chandra916]

Enduku ala pakkanodi meedha padi edusthav eppudu

[koncham2]

[TamarindRV]

Enduku ala pakkanodi meedha padi edusthav eppudu

Alex bro ne na annadi

[lazybugger]

dont worry William Dalrymple androlla paalana gone.. rest assured hyderabad is now in safe hands

 

yeah very safe hands. like these.

 

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-telangana-terror-suspect-among-5-killed-in-police-encounter-in-warangal-2075422

 

CBN should learn from KCR, the art of - How to get away with Murder