Book on 8th Nizam Released at Chowmahalla Palace
New book captures Mukarram Jah in rare photographs
Hyderabad: A limited-edition book documenting the life of Mukarram Jah, the titular eighth Nizam, was released at Chowmahalla Palace on Thursday.
Written by conservation architect and author Anuradha S. Naik and published by the Chowmahalla Palace Trust, the book, titled ‘H.E.H. Mir Barkat Ali Khan Mukarram Jah Bahadur: The Life and Times of the Eighth Nizam of Hyderabad’ brings together over 250 rare and previously unseen photographs, along with historic documents and personal memorabilia, a statement said.
According to the author, several of these images were drawn from the Chowmahalla palace collection and the personal collection of the immediate family of Mukarram Jah, Mir Barkat Ali Khan
A majority of the photographs have been taken by Azmet Jah, son of Mukarram Jah. M.A. Faiz Khan, trustee of the Mukarram Jah Trust for Education and Learning, and author Anuradha Naik, besides Azmet Jah released the book.
