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Please keep off personal abuses and is not politically motivated, a healthy debate is welcome

Off late there is a huge debate over Osmania General Hospital since KCR announced that he wants to reconsruct a modern hosipital on that site.

First let us visit the local history, Hyderabad had been ruled by muslim rulers for 400 years and they built many strutures in and around that are enmarked as hertitage structures (first 200 years were ruled by Qutib shahis and the next 200 years by Nizams). Qutub Shahis and Nizam's are not part of same dynasty, Mughals defeated Qutub shahis and placed Nizams at the helm that's how Nizam happened.

Most of the famous monuments like Charminar, Golkonda and Qutub Shahi Tombs were built during Qutub Shahi times. Those heritage monuments are built to showcase their pride and mostly built for themselves or their anscestors or lovers/wifes/muses etc.

Next comes Nizam, To begin they are also build huge palaces which exist as start hotels or guest houses namely.

Chowmahalla Palace
Purani Haveli
King Kothi Palace
Hyderabad House, New Delhi.
Mahboob Mansion
Falaknuma Palace
Bella Vista
Hill Fort Palace
Chiran Palace
Saifabad Palace
Khilwath Palace

But there are many structures built by Nizam with sole aim of public utlity namely(these structres serve the intended purpose till today)

High Court
Osmania General, Nilofer Hosipital, NIIMS
Purana phool
Secunderabad, Nampally and Kachiguda Railway stations
Osmania univeristy
Salarjung Musem
Nizam College
City College
Asfia Library
Jamia Nizmia
etc and many such structures which are enmarked as heritage.

To me, heritage preservation is an essential part of any city that values itself however I think our heritage legislation is pretty weak and the range of tools available to help achieve meaningful heritage preservation is pretty thin. Please post your view points on the following?

1) Should structures serving as public utlity fall under stringent heritage rules and if yes, should they pave way for a new structure once they reach their life time?

My thoughts are mid way, the hospital was built 100 years ago keeping in mind of then demographics and it should be allowed renovation on the inside however they wish to modify; also remove any heritage restrictions allowing not to contruct any other structure taller than it in the premises.

If they have to fell it; atleast preserve the articteture by building a structure on that lines than a souless concrete structure.
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KCR has to answer simple question, metro re alignment ki reason heritage structures but aa rule osmania ki varthinchadha.. charithra and charithraka kattadaalu arev very valuable that is what we hand over to next generations..

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nee opinion ento cheppaledhu osmania univ meedha


My thoughts are mid way, the hospital was built 100 years ago keeping in mind of then demographics and it should be allowed renovation on the inside however they wish to modify; also remove any heritage restrictions allowing not to contruct any other structure taller than it in the premises.

If they have to fell it; atleast preserve the articteture by building a structure on that lines than a souless concrete structure.
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KCR has to answer simple question, metro re alignment ki reason heritage structures but aa rule osmania ki varthinchadha.. charithra and charithraka kattadaalu arev very valuable that is what we hand over to next generations..

kcr hyd city meedha thana mark undali ani trying andhuke e vipareetha budhi sakkaga hyd ni develop cheyaka parklo cultural centeres osmani  hospital ni koolustha anadam

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My thoughts are mid way, the hospital was built 100 years ago keeping in mind of then demographics and it should be allowed renovation on the inside however they wish to modify; also remove any heritage restrictions allowing not to contruct any other structure taller than it in the premises.

If they have to fell it; atleast preserve the articteture by building a structure on that lines than a souless concrete structure.

osmania univ kooda heritage kadha and students ki chaduvukune area andhulo kcr illu kattistha adhi idhi antunadu daani meedha nee opinion enti

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KCR has to answer simple question, metro re alignment ki reason heritage structures but aa rule osmania ki varthinchadha.. charithra and charithraka kattadaalu arev very valuable that is what we hand over to next generations..


I get it ...There are 2 two types of heritage monuments as i explained , they serve different purpose, one showcase like charminar other serve public say secunderabad station. There is no way to move a railway stattion
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osmania univ kooda heritage kadha and students ki chaduvukune area andhulo kcr illu kattistha adhi idhi antunadu daani meedha nee opinion enti

That is a whole different issue, osmania is 1500 acres of land and what he told is on a unused parcel of land.

Please dont make this another kcr topic...just saying could be with any other city, in the generic sense your take on heritage
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That is a whole different issue, osmania is 1500 acres of land and what he told is on a unused parcel of land.

Please dont make this another kcr topic...just saying could be with any other city, in the generic sense your take on heritage

oho hyd ki playing grounds and breathing space kooda avasaram kadha alanti ntr stadium lo kalabarathi kadtha antunadu kadha daani meedha nee take enti 

 

my last ques deeniki answer vinnaka i will exit from this thread

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KCR has to answer simple question, metro re alignment ki reason heritage structures but aa rule osmania ki varthinchadha.. charithra and charithraka kattadaalu arev very valuable that is what we hand over to next generations..

 

+1...spot on

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I get it ...There are 2 two types of heritage monuments as i explained , they serve different purpose, one showcase like charminar other serve public say secunderabad station. There is no way to move a railway stattion

hmm its simple, its risky to have hospital in such building agreed but kulcheyalsina avasaram emundhi.. evaro private vallaki lease ki ichi structure ni restore chesi tourist place chesukovachu ga... 

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oho hyd ki playing grounds and breathing space kooda avasaram kadha alanti ntr stadium lo kalabarathi kadtha antunadu kadha daani meedha nee take enti

my last ques deeniki answer vinnaka i will exit from this thread

There is no denial that we need more open grounds.

The city is already congested. My take is they should concentrate around building bike tracks and trails around ORR before it gets too late. They should also build grounds around ORR.

As far as kala bharati, the building looks amazing on paper still now sure where it should be
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mastaru....since you talk about heritage preservation.. I sincerely request to goback to history of more than 400 years please....see the names you listed...in a country where majority are Hindu. can't you find atleast one structure of hindu name? what happened to there structures before 400 years, are there no structures built ?? or are they have been demolished?

 

OK. if you go Tamilnadu..you will see all temple towns. why? what happened in Hyd?

 

so the thing is...read Bhagavatham & find how Kaliyugam is started..& then note down the year...& start from Parikshit....till Modi/KCR.....see how many people ruled & what happened to cultures...structures.....everything.....

 

& then read what you have posted again...I bet you will definetely realize everything..

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