Crowded durbar, empty harem
June 22nd 2005 Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh, once lay on the outskirts of power. The township was the legacy of the Qutub Shahis who watched over it from the Durbar Hall atop Golconda, the Shepherds' Hill. Equations have changed, but the ruins of a formidable fort refuse to forget the glory of Golconda. Narrow alleys lead to the granite walls guarding history.
Former subjects have breached the for
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