Archive · 18 Sep 2026
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.
Tehreek Muslim Shabban held a public meeting at Masjid-e-Judi in King Koti to mark the 1948 Police Action.
Speakers commemorated Seventh Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan and praised his contributions to education, healthcare, infrastructure, and public welfare.
Mohammed Mushtaq Malik said the Nizam supported Hindu temples, maths, mosques, and Hyderabad’s Ganga-Jamuna Tehzeeb.
Participants offered floral tributes and performed Fatiha Khwani at the Nizam’s grave.
Malik urged Telangana to create a state award in the Nizam’s name and include his public service and communal harmony efforts in school curricula.
- Who
- Tehreek Muslim Shabban, led by president Mohammed Mushtaq Malik, along with scholars, lawyers, ulema, teachers, and Muslim organization leaders.
- What
- A public meeting commemorating the Seventh Nizam and marking Hyderabad State’s 1948 integration into the Indian Union.
- When
- The event marked September 17 and the 1948 Police Action; the articles do not give the meeting’s year.
- Where
- Masjid-e-Judi in King Koti, Hyderabad, with tributes offered at the Nizam’s grave.
- Why
- To remember the Nizam’s public-service legacy and call for government recognition and educational coverage of his contributions.
- 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