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Hyderabad Integration Day Meeting Honors Seventh Nizam’s Legacy

A group called Tehreek Muslim Shabban held a meeting in Hyderabad.

The meeting remembered the 1948 integration of Hyderabad State into India.

It also honored Mir Osman Ali Khan, the Seventh Nizam of Hyderabad.

Speakers said he helped build schools, hospitals, roads, water projects, and industries.

They said he supported both Muslim and Hindu religious and charitable institutions.

They described this shared culture as Hyderabad’s Ganga-Jamuna Tehzeeb.

People paid respects at the Nizam’s grave.

The group asked the Telangana government to honor his work through an award and school lessons.

Key facts

Event organizer: Tehreek Muslim Shabban
Commemorated event: The 1948 Police Action and Hyderabad State’s integration into the Indian Union
Honored figure: Mir Osman Ali Khan, the Seventh Nizam of Hyderabad
Public institutions cited: Osmania University, Osmania General Hospital, the High Court, Nizam Orthopaedic Hospital, and ENT Hospital at Koti
Major development projects cited: Osmania Sagar, Nizam Sagar, Ali Sagar, Himayat Sagar, and Nizam Sugar Factory
Main demands: A Telangana state award in the Nizam’s name and inclusion of his public service and communal harmony efforts in school curricula
Post-integration role: The Government of India appointed the Seventh Nizam as Rajpramukh, a position he held for nearly three years

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