GOOD OLD HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA (IMAGES ATTACHED)

Makkah Masjid in 1948  Moazzam Jahi Marketplace building Palace of the Hyderabad Royal Family Today's A.P Assembly building State Central Library - Afzalgunj Osmania General Hospital State Banquet honoring the visit of the Viceroy of India Dawakhana Unani - Charminar State Cavalry heading a "langer" procession  thru the streets of Hyderabad (1948) Nizam's personal elephant Haji's departing (from Nampally station?) Mir Osman Ali Khan, reviewing the troops march  from the royal box (probably in Parade grounds Secunderabad) Nizam Guard's Buckle Intresting history of Hyderabadi locality names  History of hyderabad  streets and locality names. 1) Nampally: Raza Ali Khan, was the Dewan of Nizam's State in 1670 AD. His Title was 'Nekh Nam Khan' A jagir was granted to him, which came to be called nekh-Nampally.  This became 'Nampally'. 2) Begumpet: Basheerunnissa Begum, daughter of Nizam II was married to a Paigah noble.  She received lands in dowry. The village came to be known as Begumpet. 3) Khairatabad: The jagir granted to Khairunnisa Begum daughrer of Ibrahim Qutub Shah,  came to be known as Khairatabad. 4) Begum Bazar: Land gifted by Humda Begum ( the wife of Nizam Ali Khan Nizamul Mulk) to the merchants of Hyderabad for trade and commerce,  finally developed as Begum Bazar. 5) Sultan Bazar: After 1933, the Residency bazar was renamed Sultan Bazar,  when these areas were returned to the Nizam, by the British (Residency). 6) Afzal Gunj: The V Nizam (Afzalud Dawlah) gifted land to the grain merchants for trade and commerce.  The place was named Afzal Gunj. 7) Secunderabad: Named after Sikander jha (1806) (III Nizam).  The Village where British troops were stationed. 8) Ma Saheba Ka Talab: Hayat Bakshi Begum, wife of Quli Qutub Shah VI - was called Ma Saheba.  The tank constructed by her to irrigate lands of Mallepally village, was called Masaheba ka Talab.  Finally it was called Masab Tank. 9) Kadve Saheb Ki Galli (lane): After a person, who was always angry-faced and talked ill of others.  This lane is in the old city. 10) Himayat Nagar: New locality named after Himayat Ali Khan - Azam Jha - eldest son of VII Nizam - Osman Ali Khan ( in 1933).  His name was Himayat Ali Khan. 11) Hyderguda: New locality named after Hyder Ali, who was 1st Talukhdar (District Collector) and  owned lands in the village formerly the Jagir of Vaheed Unnisa Begum, wife of Nizam. The locality is called after him, as Hyderguda. 12) Basheer Bagh: The garden of Sir Asman Jha, Basirud-dulah - a Paigah Noble, who had a palace at the Garden. 13) Somajiguda: A revenue department employee, named Sonaji, who owned lands and resided in this village.  Sonaji became Somaji and the hamlet came to be called 'Somajiguda' . (Guda is from Godem a hamlet). 14) Malakpet: Named after Malik Yakoob, a servant of Abdulah Qutub Shah Golconda King where he resided had a market, hence the name Malakpet. 15) Saidabad: A Jagir village of Sayed Meer Momin, Dewan of Golconda (1591). 16) Abid Shop: A Valet and steward of Nizam (VI) Mahboob Ali Khan. This man had his first shop here. 17) Saroornagar: Named after Sarwari Afzal Bai, mistress of Arasthu Jha. Dewan of Hyderabad,  who granted a Jagir,and constructed a palace and Garden for her. 18) Debirpura: The village named after Abdul Samad with the titles; Dabir-ul Mulk, a noble man. 19) Noor Khan Bazar: A market developed by Noor Khan, who came from Lucknow, during the time of the II Nizam. 20) A.C.Guards: A locality to the West of Lakdi-ka-pul.  The barracks of Abyssinian Cavalry Guards of Raja of Wanaparthy - (1910)  (Abyssinia is the old name of Ethiopia, an East African country).

Melting Princess - Story

	Once upon a time there lived a king.
The king had a beautiful daughter, the princess!

But there was a problem

Everything the princess touched would melt. No matter what; metal, wood, plastic- anything she touched would melt. Because of this, men were afraid of her. Nobody would dare marry her. The king despaired. What could he do to help his daughter. He consulted his wizards and magicians. One wizard told the king, "If your daughter touches one thing that does not melt in her hands, she will be cured."

The king was overjoyed. The next day, he held a competition. Any man that could bring his daughter an object that would not melt would marry her and inherit the king's wealth. Three young princes took up the challenge. The first prince brought a very hard alloy of titanium. But alas, once the princess touched it, it melted. The prince went away sadly.

	The second prince brought a huge diamond, thinking that diamond is the hardest substance in the world and surely, it would not melt. But alas, once the princess touched it, it melted. He too was sent away disappointed.
The third prince approached. He told the princess, "Put your hand in the bag and feel what is in there." The princess did as she was told, though she turned red. She felt something hard. She held it in her hand. And it did not melt!!!

The king was overjoyed. Everybody in the kingdom was overjoyed. And the third prince married the princess and they both lived happily ever after.

But The Question Is : What was the object the prince had in the bag?

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They were Britannia Little Hearts of course! They melt in your mouth, not in your hand.

THE FORGOTTEN WALT DISNEY AMUSEMENT PARK

This is Walt Disney world’s first water park. It was closed in 2001 and has been untouched ever since. From the then-popular Whoop N’ Holler slide to now unmoving water wheel, in the pictures, everything seems so old and forsaken. The swimming area must have been popular in its time with the tyre swing, the boom swing and the cable ride.

For some reason these pictures make you wonder how it would be with children running around and screaming. From the place where the lifeguard used to sit to the boom swing, everything can still be seen although a lot of the wood is rotting away. You will also see what used to be the white water rapids ride. River County used to be popular in its time but is now long forgotten. Those who have been here will definitely remember the times.

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Importance Of Gayatri Mantra

 Take some time to understand the meaning and importance of

 "GAYATRI MANTRA"

Worth reading and understanding the meaning of Gayatri Manthra

 

GAYATRI MANTRA   scientific meaning of  Gaytri Manthra      Gayatri mantra has been  bestowed the greatest importance in Vedic dharma.This mantra has also been  termed as Savitri and Ved-Mata, the mother of the Vedas. Ombhur bhuvah  swah Tat savitur varenyam Bhargo devasya dheemahi Dhiyo yo nah  prachodayat The literal meaning of the mantra is: O God! You are  Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Almighty. You are all Light. You are all  Knowledge and Bliss. You are Destroyer of fear, You are Creator of this  Universe, You are the Greatest of all. We bow and meditate upon Your  light. You guide our intellect in the right direction. The mantra,  however, has a great scientific import too, which somehow got lost in the  literary tradition. The modern astrophysics and astronomy tell us that our  Galaxy called Milky Way or Akash-Ganga contains approximately 100,000  million of stars. Each star is like our sun having its own planet system.  We know that the moon moves round the earth and the earth moves round the  sun along with the moon. All planets round the sun. Each of the above  bodies revolves round at its own axis as well. Our sun along with its  family takes one round of the galactic center in 22.5 crore years. All  galaxies including ours are moving away at a terrific velocity of 20,000  mile s per second.     And now the alternative  scientific meaning of the mantra step by step: (A) OM BHUR BHUVAH SWAH:

Bhur the earth, bhuvah the planets (solar family), swah the Galaxy. We  observe that when an ordinary fan with a speed of 900 RPM (rotations Per  minute) moves, it makes noise. Then, one can imagine, what great noise  would be created when the galaxies move with a speed of 20,000 miles per  second. This is what this portion of the mantra explains that the sound  produced due to the fast-moving earth, planets and galaxies is Om. The  sound was heard during meditation by Rishi Vishvamitra, who mentioned it  to other colleagues. All of them, then unanimously decided to call this  sound Om the name of God, because this sound is available in all the three  periods of time, hence it is set (permanent). Therefore, it was the first  ever revolutionary idea to identify formless God with a specific title  (form) called upadhi. Until that time, everybody recognized God as  formless and nobody was prepared to accept this new idea. In the Gita  also, it is said, "Omiti ekaksharam brahma", meaning that the name of the  Supreme is Om, which contains only one syllable (8/12). This sound Om  heard during samadhi was called by all the seers nada-brahma a very great  noise), but not a noise that is normally heard beyond a specific amplitude  and limits of decibels suited to human hearing. Hence the rishis called  this sound Udgith musical sound of the above, i.e., heaven. They also  noticed that the infinite mass of galaxies moving with a velocity of  20,000 miles/second was generating a kinetic energy = 1/2 MV2 and this was  balancing the total energy consumption of the cosmos. Hence they named it  Pranavah, which means the body (vapu) or store house of energy (prana).  

 
B. TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM: Tat  that (God), savitur the sun (star), varenyam worthy of bowing or respect.  Once the form of a person along with the name is known to us, we may  locate the specific person.Hence the two titles (upadhi) provide the solid  ground to identify the formless God, Vishvamitra suggested. He told us  that we could know (realize) the unknowable formless God through the known  factors, viz., sound Om and light of suns (stars). A mathematician can  solve an equation x2+y2=4; if x=2; then y can be known and so on. An  engineer can measure the width of a river even by standing at the  riverbank just by drawing a triangle. So was the scientific method  suggested by Vishvamitra in the mantra in the next portion as under:-  

C) BHARGO DEVASYA DHEEMAHI:

Bhargo the light, devasya of the  deity, dheemahi we should meditate. The rishi instructs us to meditate  upon the available form (light of suns) to discover the formless Creator  (God). Also he wants us to do japa of the word Om (this is understood in  the Mantra). This is how the sage wants us to proceed, but there is a  great problem to realize it, as the human mind is so shaky and restless  that without the grace of the Supreme (Brahma) it cannot be controlled.  Hence Vishvamitra suggests the way to pray Him as under:

D) DHIYO YO  NAH PRACHODAYAT:

Dhiyo (intellect), yo (who), nah (we all),  prachodayat (guide to right Direction). O God! Deploy our intellect on the  right path. Full scientific interpretation of the Mantra: The earth  (bhur), the planets (bhuvah), and the galaxies (swah) are moving at a very  great velocity, the sound produced is Om, (the name of formless God.) That  God (tat), who manifests Himself in the form of light of suns (savitur) is  worthy of bowing/respect (varenyam). We all, therefore, should meditate  (dheemahi) upon the light (bhargo) of that deity (devasya) and also do  chanting of Om. May He (yo) guide in right direction (prachodayat)  our(nah) intellect dhiyo. So we notice that the important points hinted in  the mantra are:-

 

1) The total kinetic energy  generated by the movement of galaxies acts as an umbrella and balances the  total energy consumption of the cosmos. Hence it was named as the Pranavah  (body of energy). This is equal to 1/2 mv2 (Mass of galaxies x velocity2).  
2) Realizing the great importance of the syllable OM, the other later date  religions adopted this word with a slight change in accent, viz., amen and  Ameen.

Why do we celebrate April 1st

April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day is a holiday celebrated in various countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, enemies, and neighbors, or sending them on a fool's errand, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible.

Traditionally, in some countries, such as the UK, Australia, and South Africa the jokes only last until noon, and someone who plays a trick after noon is called an "April Fool".

Elsewhere, such as in France, Ireland, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Russia, The Netherlands, Brazil, Canada, and the U.S., the jokes last all day.





Truth is we really don't know where the tradition of playing pranks on people came from.

There are a few theories floating around though.

When the western world used the Julian calendar, the year began on March 25th because they celebrated the start of a new year with the start of spring. However since that fell in the Holy Week, the celebrated it on the first of April. However when we switched to the Gregorian calendar in the 1500s, we moved the New Year to the first of January. According to the most widely told story, those who still celebrated the New Year on April 1st were called April fools.

The Encyclopedia of Religion and the Encyclopedia Britannica thinks that the timing of April fool’s Day is directly related to the arrival of spring, when nature 'fools' humans with erratic weather.

The Country Diary of Garden Lore has a theory that April Fools Day commemorates "the fruitless mission of the rook (the European crow) who was sent out in search of land from Noah's flood-surrounded ark.

So, on April 1st are you tricked or the trickster?

Great Paintings

Paintings.........

DID YOU EVER THINK LIKE THIS!!!

DID YOU EVER THINK LIKE THIS!!!

Do you know?

a human body can bear only upto 45 Del (unit) of pain.

But at the time of giving birth, a woman feels upto 57 Del of Pain.

This is similar to 20 bones getting fractured at a time!!!!

LOVE UR MOM...

God couldn't be everywhere and therefore he made Mothers...

 

 

                                                                                                                

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PERSON ON THIS EARTH…

OUR BEST CRITIC …

YET OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTER…

"MOTHER"