Sign-In
Cart
telangana: nizam era
Paperback
General World HistoryIndian & South Asian History
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 2 2026
Pages: 254
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Hyderabad State, Power, People and the Road to 1948
From the rise of the Asaf Jahi dynasty to the dramatic integration of Hyderabad into the Indian Union in 1948, the Nizam era was one of the most complex periods in the history of Telangana.
This book explores more than the lives of the Nizams. It examines how Hyderabad State was governed, how its economy developed, how railways, roads, irrigation, education and industries transformed the region, and how ordinary people experienced life under the system.
Behind the impressive palaces, universities, hospitals and public works existed another reality-land inequality, rural poverty, social hierarchy, political restrictions and struggles over language, education and representation.
As education and modern institutions expanded, a new generation began questioning the old political order. The Andhra Mahasabha, Hyderabad State Congress and communist movement brought different forms of political mobilisation, while the Telangana countryside witnessed an increasingly intense peasant struggle.
Then came 1947.
With British rule ending, the future of Hyderabad became uncertain. The Nizam sought to preserve Hyderabad's separate position, while the Indian Union demanded integration. The Standstill Agreement, the rise of the Razakars, political unrest and continuing rural conflict pushed the state toward a historic confrontation.
In September 1948, Operation Polo brought the Nizam's political sovereignty to an end.
But the story did not end there.
The legacy of the Nizam era continued through Hyderabad's architecture, institutions, infrastructure, culture, land relations and political memory.
Telangana: The Nizam Era is an exploration of a state caught between tradition and modernity, prosperity and inequality, authority and resistance-and the turbulent events that transformed its future forever.
Also in
Indian & South Asian History
Swift Sword: The True Story of the Marines of MIKE 3/5 in Vietnam, 4 September 1967
Glass, Doyle
Paperback
The Doctor and the Saint: Caste, Race, and Annihilation of Caste, the Debate Between B.R. Ambedkar and M.K. Gandhi
Roy, Arundhati
Paperback
India - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Stephen, Becky
Culture Smart!
Paperback
Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond
Anand, Anita
Dalrymple, William
Paperback
The New Tech Titans of China: Innovation Under Pressure in the World's Most Ambitious Economy
Fannin, Rebecca
Paperback
Lions of Medina: The True Story of the Marines of Charlie 1/1 in Vietnam, 11-12 October 1967
Glass, Doyle
Paperback
The Children of Mu: Relics of the Diaspora from the Lost Pacific Continent
Churchward, James
Paperback
Decolonizing Anarchism: An Antiauthoritarian History of India's Liberation Struggle
Ramnath, Maia
Paperback
The Trauma of Caste: A Dalit Feminist Meditation on Survivorship, Healing, and Abolition
Soundararajan, Thenmozhi
Paperback
Rambutan: Recipes from Sri Lanka, Accompanying the Acclaimed New London Restaurant
Shanmugalingam, Cynthia
Hardcover
Secret Drugs of Buddhism: Psychedelic Sacraments and the Origins of the Vajrayana
Crowley, Michael
Paperback
Azadi: Fascism, Fiction, and Freedom in the Time of the Virus (Expanded Second Edition)
Roy, Arundhati
Paperback
The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)
Bass, Gary J.
Paperback
Five Past Midnight in Bhopal: The Epic Story of the World's Deadliest Industrial Disaster
Moro, Javier
Lapierre, Dominique
Hardcover
The Last Island: Discovery, Defiance, and the Most Elusive Tribe on Earth
Goodheart, Adam
Goodheart, Adam
Hardcover
Women of the Raj: The Mothers, Wives, and Daughters of the British Empire in India
MacMillan, Margaret
Paperback
A Passage to Europe: The Astonishing Travels of an Indian Prince in the Age of Revolutions
Markovits, Rahul
Hardcover
Merchants of Death: A Study of the International Armament Industry
Engelbrecht, H. C.
Hanighen, F. C.
Paperback
The Patient Assassin: A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge, and India's Quest for Independence
Anand, Anita
Paperback
Speaking of History: Conversations about India's Past and Present
Thapar, Romila
Arora, Namit
Paperback
The Deoliwallahs: The True Story of the 1962 Chinese Indian Internment
Ma, Joy
D'Souza, Dilip
Hardcover
Defining a Nation: India on the Eve of Independence, 1945
Embree, Ainslie T.
Carnes, Mark C.
Paperback
The Language Movement in Bangladesh: Translingualism and a Struggle for Rhetorical Sovereignty
Rabbi, Shakil
Hardcover
Relic in the Glass Cabinet: A History of the Śikṣāpatrī With New Translation and Notes
Chag, Avni
Hardcover
The Language Movement in Bangladesh: Translingualism and a Struggle for Rhetorical Sovereignty
Rabbi, Shakil
Paperback
Slaves from the Tamil Coast and European Trade Around the World: 1547-1792
Stephen, S. Jeyaseela
Hardcover
Eagles of Destiny: Volume 2 - Growth and Wars of the Pakistani Air Force 1956-1971
Shabbir, Usman
Mazhar, Yawar
Paperback
The Parliament of Pakistan: A History of Institution-Building and (Un)Democratic Practices, 1971-1977
Hussain, Mahboob
Paperback
Discovering Bhutan: Land of Gross National Happiness
Schofield, Janetward
Schofield, Janet Ward
Paperback
Linguistic Resistance in Pakistan: Punjabi Language Movements After Independence
Columeau, Julien
Paperback
Terror and Response: The India-Pakistan Proxy War 2008-2019
Badri-Maharaj, Sanjay
Pedroza, Everton
Paperback
Indies Adventure; the Amazing Career of Afonso De Albuquerque, Captain-general and Governor of India (1509-1515)
Sanceau, Elaine
Paperback
Prophetic Maharaja: Loss, Sovereignty, and the Sikh Tradition in Colonial South Asia
Judge, Rajbir Singh
Hardcover
Ein Ungluck Ist Die Tochter: Zur Diskriminierung Des Madchens Im Alten Und Im Heutigen Indien
Syed, Renate
Paperback
India, Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh Liberation & Pakistan (A Political Treatise)
Banerjee, Sashanka S.
Paperback
Modernity and Malevolence in the Psychiatric Clinic: Anxious Selves in Urban and Rural South India
Willford, Andrew C.
Hardcover
Himmler's Crusade: The Nazi Expedition to Find the Origins of the Aryan Race
Hale, Christopher
Hardcover
Modern Forests: Statemaking and Environmental Change in Colonial Eastern India
Sivaramakrishnan, K.
Paperback
Punjab and the War of Independence 1857-1858: From Collaboration to Resistance
Sargana, Turab Ul Hassan
Paperback
The Battle of Saragarhi (1897): The Last Stand of Twenty-One Sikhs Against Overwhelming Odds
Whitaker, Jack
Paperback
El Imperio Maurya: Una guía fascinante del imperio más extenso de la antigua India
History, Captivating
Paperback
India on the Move: When Jai Shree RAM Met Bharat Mata KI Jai
Shakil, Marya
Mishra, Narendra Nath
Hardcover