Escape to history

The famed Golconda fort which once presided over an area which is now Hyderabad

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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 ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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