Towards Becoming A Diplomat

by | Oct 6, 2023 | Articles, Speeches

It was rainy season in September in the year 1963 in a hospital in the city of Hyderabad where a newborn baby was the cynosure of all eyes. The parents were full of ecstasy for their first child was born … That was me! My father, Late Awaz Sayeed, worked for a...

Hajj — An Indian Experience in History

by | Oct 5, 2023 | Articles, History

The region of Hijaz is a repository of rich Islamic heritage and site of Islam’s two holiest cities — Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Madinah Al-Munnawara. Al-Hijaz is a witness to many religious and politically significant events in the history of Islam and is, thus, an...

The Story of the Parsis in Aden

by | Oct 5, 2023 | Articles

After the British conquest of Aden in 1839 A.D., and its declaration as a free port, several Indian traders, including Hindus, Muslims and Parsis, started settling down in this thriving city. According to the 1872 census, there were only 121 Parsis out of the total...

India’s Hadhrami Links

by | Oct 5, 2023 | Articles

Hadhramaut has a long history as an important centre of Islamic learning. There was a steady interaction between Hadhramaut and western and southern India, particularly Gujarat, Konkan Coast, Malabar Coast and the Deccan, which is well documented in history. Important...

The Nizam of Hyderabad’s Munificence

by | Oct 3, 2023 | Articles

The Seventh Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan was acknowledged as the world’s richest man whose estimated fortune was more than US$ 2 billion. In addition, he was said to have US$ 5 billion worth of gold in bricks and coins in his Treasury and an unspecified...

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