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Nizam’s classic Napier cars park at Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad

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Napier cars of VI Nizam Mir Mahboob Ali Khan on display at Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad.

The Napier cars were earlier showcased at the Cartier ‘Travel with Style’ Concours D’elegance 2013, a vintage car exhibition, held in Mumbai.

With five such cars, the Nizam of Hyderabad was the single largest owner of Napier cars in India.

The seating of the car is arranged in such a way that the occupants faced the Nizam, who took a central seat in the car.

Napier cars of the Nizam are being moved during a display at Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad.

source: http://www.DeccanChronicle.com / Home> News> Current Affairs / Agencies / February 20th, 2013

Biggest cancer registry in Hyderabad soon

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Hyderabad :

In a significant move that could open doors to effective cancer control strategies, the city is all set to have its own population-based cancer registry by the end of this year, which will help authorities find out more about the lifestyle disease.

While oncologists say that cancer of the head and neck, stomach, cervical and breasts are the most common, there is no centralized data available for evaluation by researchers. Andhra Pradesh  accounts for an estimated 1.2 lakh new cancer cases out of 12 lakh cases every year in India.

So far, all metros including Delhi and Mumbai, and even Thiruvananthapuram and almost all northeastern states have population-based cancer registries. “The cancer registry of Greater Hyderabad will be one of the biggest area-wise as it will cover adjacent municipalities as well unlike other registries,” said Dr D Raghunadha Rao, professor of medical oncology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences  (Nims). Dr Rao said that Nims will maintain the population-based cancer registry for Greater Hyderabad.

The decision follows the Indian Council of Medical Research’s nod to start a population-based cancer registry. Authorities plan to start operations after funds are released. “It is a Government of India project and will begin this year,” Dr Rao maintained.

As per the proposed estimates, the teaching hospital will require Rs 30-35 lakh annually to maintain the registry of demographic information, medical history, diagnostic findings, cancer therapy and follow-up details of cancer patients from Hyderabad. The data will be used to evaluate quality of life, calculate survival rates, analyze referral pattern, and evaluate efficacy of treatment modalities.

Experts said that knowing patterns of cancer across the country would provide important leads in undertaking research to know the cause of the disease, in targeting cancer control measures and in examining clinical outcomes.

Currently, there are 27 population-based cancer registries in India. While all metros are covered except Hyderabad, other registries are in Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram and in almost all northerneastern states among others.

The cancer incidence in Hyderabad is so far not known and experts said that this is where the registry’s role comes into play. The registries in other metros have revealed some interesting details in the recent past such as the drop in cervical cancer  incidence in urban areas in Mumbai, Chennai as well as Thiruvananthapuram. Also, Bangalore-based National Cancer Registry found that 90% of the cancer hospitals do not follow up on patients.

source: http://www.TheHindu.com / Home> City> Hyderabad / by Bushra Baseerat, TNN / February 18th, 2013

Golden oldies take trip down memory lane

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Students of the 1953 batch of Keshava Memorial High School with their family members on Sunday. / Photo: G. Ramakrishna / The Hindu

Reunion meet of 1953 batch students held at Keshav Memorial High School

It was a Sunday, but the atmosphere at Keshav Memorial High School in Narayanguda was lively. Looking at a decades-old photograph hung in a hall, a group of elderly people tried to identify themselves, their best friends and teachers.

Childhood memories

Cracking jokes at each other, they recollected their childhood memories and enquired about their well being. This was the scene at “Sneha Sashtipoorti”, a reunion meet of 1953 students’ batch of Keshav Memorial High School. “It’s been 60 years since we were in school and that’s the reason, we named it as Sneha Sashtipoorti,” said Veturi Yoganandam, convenor of the programme. Veteran actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao was chief guest for the event. “Age is just a number. Even today, I still want to act in movies and dance. These programmes remind me of my childhood and its memories. Meeting old friends rejuvenates us,” was the veteran actor’s message.

Though most of them in the batch were aged between 67 and 70 years, their zeal to organise the programme was quite spirited. It took days of planning, gathering information and addresses, communication etc but ultimately it paid off as 40 out of 70 students turned up for the event, claimed Mr. Yoganandam. “We have lot of memories associated with this school. Like most students, we too used to bunk classes and watched English movies in Deepak Mahal talkies. Of course, later we were punished,” laughs S. Prahalada Kumar, a retired JNTU professor.

As a mark of recognition and love for their teachers, they felicitated mathematics teacher Bhujanga Rao and social teacher Venkateshwar Rao. “Our teachers used to punish us, but it was out of love and affection. They always strived for overall development of students. Besides academics, they stressed on moral and physical education,” says Chandramohan, a businessman. “We used to play lot of football, volleyball and other games in the school and feel sorry for the present generation students as they lack sufficient playgrounds and quality education,” he adds.

source: http://www.TheHindu.com / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Staff Reporter / February 18th, 2013

‘Rudhramadevi’ shooting starts in Warangal

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The shooting muhurtha of India’s first historical stereoscopic 3d movie ‘Rudramadevi’ has been done in Warangal thousand pillars temple at 12.22 hrs on 14th February. Anushka  plays the title role and Rana  plays the character of Chalukya Veerabhadra in this film.

Gunasekhar is directing and producing the film under Guna team works banner. ‘Maestro’ Ilayaraja is the music director.

Gunasekhar says, “The Muhurtha shot has been shot on Siva Linga that has been self formed 900 years ago. There is nothing better to start than at the thousand pillar temple which has standout as a testimony to Kakathiya’s grandeur. Inaddition today is a very prosperous day (Panchami) on which over 1,50,000 marriages are being done. So we have started today. The regular shooting of the film starts in April at the huge sets designed by ‘Padmasri’ Thota Tharani. There are many great actors in this film in which Anushka  is acting as Rudramadevi and Rana  as Chalukya Veerabhadra. The test shoot with the 3d cameras has been already done in Germany. Technically, this movie will be of international standards. Foreign technicians are working for Visual effects. I am very happy at my dream of making Rudramadevi coming true. This first historical stereoscopic 3d movie in India definitely allures”.

Anushka  says,” I was very motivated and decided to do the movie when Gunasekhar told me this story. Characters like this come very rarely. I have been taking training in horse riding and sword fighting for this character.This character becomes a milestone in my career. My dream of working with Gunasekhar has come true with this film”.

Rana  says,” I really love historical movies. I regularly practice dialogues in them. I have been very lucky to get Chalukya Veerabhadra’s character in this movie. I am very happy working with Gunasekhar. This will be a prestigious project for me as an actor”.

Art: ‘Padma sri’ Thota tharani, Cinematography: Ajay Vincent, Fights: Ram-Laxman, VFX Supervisor: Kamal Kannan(Prasad VFX), Costumes designer : Neetha Lallu (‘Jodha Akbar’ fame), Music: ‘Maestro’ Ilayaraja ,Story- Screenplay-Direction-Producer: Guna Sekhar.

source: http://www.indiaglitz.com / Home> Channels> Telugu / Thursday, February 14th, 2013

Guntur student bags Institute of Chartered Accountants of India prize

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Guntur :

A student of Guntur, M Vaishnavi, has been selected for the prestigious national award – Sultan Chand Memorial Prize, instituted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). Vaishnavi got the award for emerging topper in professional competence course (PCC) at national level. Vaishnavi is also proficient in nine Indian languages.

In a letter to Mattupalli Mohan, director of a local training institute, ICAI deputy secretary Mahendra Kumar said that Vaishnavi had been selected for the top prize as she was the 1st ranker at the All India level in the PCC-2012. The award will be presented to Vaishnavi at a function in Delhi in the third week of February.tnn Expressing happiness over a Guntur student hitting the headlines for yet another time by grabbing a prestigious award in the commerce stream, Mattupalli Mohan complimented the girl’s father Jagadeesh for braving all odds to see his daughter at the top.

Vaishnavi is eldest of Jagadeesh’s three daughters. “He came all the way from Behrampur in Odisha to Guntur to get her daughter admitted to the best training institute to realize her dream of becoming a chartered accountant

She has brought laurels to her parents and the institute by winning the prestigious prize even before clearing the final,” said a jubilant Mohan here on Saturday.

Jagadeesh of Behrampur in Odisa, is a vendor of computer peripherals and encouraged all the three daughters to pursue the courses of their interest. While Vaishnavi is doing CA in Guntur, his second daughter Vaishali joined medicine stream and the youngest daughter Vaisakhi is in her class IX. Meanwhile, the students of the training institute took out a bike rally in the city to celebrate Vaishnavi’s success in getting the award.

source: http://www.m.timesofindia.com  / Home> City> Hyderabad / TNN / February 10th, 2013

Sarojini Pulla Reddy passes away at age 85

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Hyderabad:

Veteran Congress leader and former minister Sarojini Pulla Reddy passed away in the early hours of Sunday at her Bowenpally residence. She was 85.

She was the first woman Mayor of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in 1965. She was also minister for municipal administrat-ion, information and public relations and women and child welfare in various ministries between 1978 and 1982.

Hyderabad’s first woman Mayor Sarojini Pulla Reddy dead

Veteran Congress leader and former minister Sarojini Pulla Reddy passed away early on Sunday at her Bowenpally residence. She was 85.

She was the first woman Mayor of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in 1965. She was also minister for municipal administration, information and public relations and women and child welfare in various ministries between 1978-82.

A loyalist of Indira Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, Sarojini Pulla Reddy had served the Congress in various posts. She was also a member of the Congress Working Committee, the highest policy-making body of the party in 2001. She was vice-president of the APCC for several years.

She got elected as an MLA twice from Malakpet Assembly segment in 1967 and 1972.

She became an MLC later. She married chief medical officer Pulla Reddy, who was employed in the South Central Railway in 1945. He passed away in 1970.

Sarojini Reddy was suffering from pancreatic cancer for some time.

Several leaders, including Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah, D.K. Samarasimha Reddy, Dr K. Kesava Rao and others, condoled her death.

Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Assembly Speaker Nadendla Manohar and many Congress leaders paid their respects at her Bowenpally residence in the Secunderabad Canton-ment area.

Her last rites were performed on Sunday evening at the old Bowenpally area.

source: http://www.DeccanChronicle.com / Home> News> Current Affairs / DC / February 04th, 2013

70-yr-old sets yoga record

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Hyderabad:

Age is no barrier to realise your dreams. This was proved  by 70-year-old Y. Narasimha Murthy, who  entered the World Telugu Book of Records by performing ‘Jala Yoga’ (underwater yoga).

Murthy, a resident of Dilshuknagar,  is a retired State Bank of Hyderabad manager. He performed 38 yoga postures under water in 30 minutes at the Saroornagar stadium swimming pool.

“I have been practicing the postures since the last 10 years. I dedicate the record to my family and friends,” Murthy said.

According to officials of  World Telugu Book of records, “He was supposed to perform 30 postures, but he performed 38 of them in 30 minutes and created the record.”

source: http://www.DeccanChronicle.com / Home> News> Current Affairs / by Coreena Suares, DC / February 10th, 2013

Nizamabad girl student bags two gold medals

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Miss Ateeba Shazi who completed her M.Sc in Physics from the Giriraj Government College bagged two gold medals at the 79th convocation of the Osmania University in Hyderabad .

A distinction student from the beginning, she stood first securing more than 85 percentage in SSC, Intermediate and B.Sc. In M.Sc, she scored 87 per cent and bagged the Prof.N. Rajeswar Rao Memorial Gold Medal and also B. Hayagreena and Revathi Gold Medal.

Daughter of Abid Ali, a lecturer in Commerce at the GGC, she was given the Abid Ali Khan merit award by Siasat Urdu daily.

source: http://www.TheHindu.com / Home> National> Andhra Pradesh / by Staff Reporter / Nizamabad, February 09th, 2013

The palace that saw history unfold

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Nazri Bagh is the palace that has seen history unfold in Hyderabad. It’s the palace of the king — the Nizam VII, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It was the seat of power and the development of modern Hyderabad is linked to the decisions taken in this palace.

The Nizam VII was born on April 6, 1886 at Purani Haveli and spent his childhood there. Subsequently, he shifted to Eden Garden. Facing Eden Garden was a great deodi or palace known as Kamal Khan Ki deodi. It is said that Nawab Kamal Khan invited Nizam VII to his deodi to attend a function. Nizam VII saw the Kamal Khan Ki Deodi and liked it. Maharaja Kishen Prasad tried to persuade Nizam VI to purchase that deodi for his sixteen year old heir-apparent, but failed.

Subsequently, the Maharaja successfully persuaded the Nizam VI to purchase it. When Nizam VI sent word to Kamal Khan to sell it to Nizam VI, it is said that he gifted the Deodi, which is now known as King Kothi.

When Nizam VII was staying at Osman Mansion, King Kothi was used as a banquet hall. At that point in time, it is said that two sisters in white sarees called on the Nizam VII and presented a piece of land measuring five acres. In other words this presentation is also called the oblation. Nizam VII accepted it and the two ladies left India for Damascus. On this piece of land, a new palace was constructed between 1907-1909 and the Nizam VII shifted to that palace which is popularly called as Nazri Bagh.

It was the centre of all activities till 1948. The Nizam ruled the state from this historical palace. Nazri Bagh is one among the many monuments protected by the efforts of Princess Esra Jah.

The administrator of Nizam’s Private Estate, Dr Ameenuddin Khan, a well known HR consultant, is looking after this palace now. The Nizam used to enter the palace, which has six steps presumably in the memory of six Nizams, and sit everyday on the sixth step and rub the step. The step has changed its shape and looks like a polished stone because of the rubbing daily for almost six decades by the Nizam.

On the left side of the sixth step, he used to write on a pillar which was a black board for him. He used to write orders, poems etc. on the pillar. The pillar has been protected. A telephone used to be kept on the pedestal, which had a number 001.

There is another verandah which was used by the Nizam daily at 4 pm to have his evening tea there.

The writer is an author, researcher, advocate and secretary of the Mukarram Jah Trust

source: http://www.DeccanChronicle.com / Home> News> Lifestyle> Travel / DC, by Mir Kamaluddin Ali Khan / Januaryn20th, 2013

India unfolds through maps

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Hyderabad :

A compelling narrative of ‘Hindustan’ through maps, followed by enticing tales from the days of Nizami rule in Hyderabad is what sums up the ‘flavour’ of the session, ‘Charting History: with ManosiLahiri and Narendra Luther,’ that unfolded on Day 2 of the Hyderabad Literary Festival at Manuu on Saturday.

Lahiri who has recently authored ‘Mapping India’ took the audience through her compilation, which is a collection of maps created by the many foreign ‘forces’ that ruled India at one point in time. From the Portuguese to the Dutch to the French and later to the British, everybody ‘mapped’ India according to their trading interests in the country, the book documents. Predictably, these maps, noticeably different from the once drawn in modern times show pockets rich in spices, indigo, opium and also textiles.

“These were made by traders,” Lahiri explained while moving from one period in history to the other. What seemed to catch the fancy of many was a 1773 map that showed all the factories established along India’s coast by the foreign invaders.

Also interesting was a map dating back to the Mughal period that depicted Aurangabad complete with its famous Ajanta Caves and the sculptures it houses. “This shows that these maps, when drawn, were not just about places but also depicted what life in India was all about,” the author said.

Noted city historian, Luther, known for his unmatched knowledge of Hyderabad gave the gathering a quick sneak peak into his forthcoming work ‘Legendotes’ that he said were legendary anecdotes (pertaining to the city and its rulers) that were factually correct.

His many tales about Hyderabad’s Nizams, especially the sixth Nizam, Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, made the session not just informative but also very gripping. Be it the story about the Nizam’s ‘style quotient’ and his 224-feet-long wardrobe, or the revelation about Hyderabad being built in the design of the ‘Islamic heaven’, Luther’s narratives ensured that the gathering remained glued to their seats.

“I first went to see the wardrobe (in Purani Haveli) in 1991. There was just a pair of shoes and some other accessories. Interestingly, the manufacturer’s label on the shoes was still clearly visible,” Luther said while talking about the Nizam who never wore a piece of clothing twice. His half-hour-long talk also upheld the blend of cultures that existed in Hyderabad until the ‘new age’ set in.

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / Home> City> Hyderabad / TNN / January 20th, 2013