The Hyderabad Museum has 2.5 lakh historic coins in store, none on display.

It is the morning of 4 April 2026, Mohammed Quli returns to his city after 35 years, a visit which was chronicled by Mujtaba Hussain in his Quli Qutb Shah ka Safarnama.

A reflection on the great Musi flood of 1908 and how Hyderabad still faces floods today—not from the river’s fury, but from urban neglect, lost lakes, and unchecked concretisation.