29 August 2014

Book Excerpt: Nizam of Hyderabad, from Freedom at Midnight

Starting this Friday, this space will feature an excerpt from a book. The idea is to share knowledge and of course, spread the idea of reading. 

Note: All copyrights/trademarks belong to the owners of the publication/author(s). It is not my intention to profit from their work. In fact, I just wish that the readers of this blog are encouraged to buy/read the works represented here. 

I start with an excerpt from Freedom at Midnight, by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre. This brilliant book relates the story of India's struggle for freedom and more importantly, what led to the partition of India. 

In a chapter titled, Palaces and Tigers, Elephants and Jewels, the two terrific authors mesmerize the reader with their tales of the eccentricities of the Rajas and Nawabs of India's numerous princely states.

Here's an excerpt that relates a story about the Nizam of Hyderabad.




I request you to not buy pirated versions of any book, including Freedom at Midnight. Buy original titles and keep learning!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good initiative sir :)

Anonymous said...

i never knew Nijams are so stingy as faras I know nijams are considered for there extravagance

Jyothsna Luckshetty said...

Great initiative Bharat! Thank you for sharing this :)