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Sarojini Naidu’s Will and Letters to Be Preserved at UoH
Sarojini Naidu was a poet and freedom fighter.
Her will, letters and personal belongings will now be kept safely by the University of Hyderabad.
The materials were handed over at Golden Threshold in Hyderabad.
Golden Threshold was once connected to the university’s arts and communication school.
The building was donated for education by Naidu’s daughter, Padmaja Naidu.
The university hopes to restore the building and use it again.
Author Sheela Reddy helped collect some of the rare materials.
Visitors were shown the restored building and the preserved objects.
Sarojini Naidu’s will, letters and personal artefacts were formally handed over to the University of Hyderabad.
The transfer took place under a Telangana government order dated February 9, 2026.
The materials will be preserved as part of efforts to revive the historic Golden Threshold in Hyderabad’s Abids area.
Golden Threshold previously housed the University of Hyderabad’s Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication until its 2003 relocation.
Guests toured the restored building and viewed the preserved artefacts and renovation work.
- Who
- The University of Hyderabad, Sarojini Naidu Trust representatives and Telangana government authorities were involved; the materials belonged to Sarojini Naidu.
- What
- Sarojini Naidu’s will, letters and personal artefacts were transferred to the University of Hyderabad for preservation.
- Where
- The handover took place at Golden Threshold in Abids, Hyderabad.
- When
- The transfer was made under a government order dated February 9, 2026, and the documents were presented on Monday.
- Why
- The materials are being preserved as part of efforts to revive and restore Golden Threshold for active educational and cultural use.
Key facts
- Institution
- University of Hyderabad
- Historic site
- Golden Threshold, Abids, Hyderabad
- Transferred materials
- Sarojini Naidu’s will, personal letters and artefacts
- Government order
- Telangana order dated February 9, 2026
- Former university use
- Home of the Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication until 2003
- Building donor
- Padmaja Naidu, Sarojini Naidu’s daughter
- Preservation effort
- Restoration and revival of Golden Threshold
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