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The Forgotten Guesthouse of Pocharam, Telangana, India

Standing on the upper floor of the abandoned guesthouse, my dad and I looked at the view in front of us. As my dad excitedly recounted tales of his childhood around these parts, I stared out at the beautiful and serene Pocharam Lake as it shimmered in the afternoon sun. My mind wandered back to the 70s and 80s and what this place might have looked like back then and slowly further back to the days of the Nizam when this building was used as a hunting lodge. Now, all that remains are the decaying walls and the stillness of its solitude.

Dar-ul-Shifa Heritage Walk, Hyderabad, India

What do Ottoman Cairo, Istanbul, Edirne, Mughal Delhi and Qutub Shahi Hyderabad have in common? In the 1600s, they were all home to some of the best hospitals in the world. Remarkably, Hyderabad’s Dar-ul-Shifa still stands today, though in a fairly neglected state. On a bright Sunday morning earlier this year, I joined a heritage walk through the Dar-ul-Shifa locality, the area which takes its name from this very building.

The Incredible History of India’s Geography || A 10 point book review

India has some of the most unique features of geography in the world and this has shaped its rich and truly astonishing history. India is considered as one of the cradles of civilization and one of the world’s earliest urban cultures developed here in the Indus Valley Civilization. This book traces this relation between its geography and its impact on the people and the course of history. It starts from the Indus Valley Civilization and ends with the modern India.