Aliya High School for Boys
| Aliya High School for Boys | |
|---|---|
 Class photograph of Madrasa-i-Aliya, in 1890s | |
| Location | |
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India | |
| Coordinates | 17°23′57″N 78°28′24″E / 17.3992418°N 78.473442°E |
| Information | |
| Funding type | State Government |
| Established | 1872 |
| Founder | The Nizams |
Aliya High School for Boys, previously known as Madrassa-e-Aliya, is a government-owned school located at Gunfoundry, Hyderabad.[1]
History
[edit]The school was established in 1872 during the reign of the Nizams for the elite and served the city's nobility, and was supposedly one of the best schools in Hyderabad till the 1960s.
It was managed by Anglo-Indians, but after Operation Polo the school management was brought under the control of the state government which reportedly brought about its downfall. The school building is listed as a heritage building. The school was renamed 1948, the school then known as Madrassa-e-Aliya was founded by Salar Jung I in the Nizam College premises. The school which once served the elite and the nobility now caters to the children of poor.[2][3]
Alumni
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Aliya, Mahbubia to stay as govt institutes". The Times of India. 9 July 2003. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
- ^ a b c Baseerat, Bushra (8 January 2012). "'School for the elite' lies in a shambles". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
- ^ Akula, Yuvraj (27 December 2016). "Once an elite school, now in shambles". Telangana Today. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ Khan, Ali. "Nawab Ali Nawaz Jang: an unsung great Indian engineer". The Siasat Daily – Archive. Archived from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Ifthekhar, J. S. (6 January 2023). "Aliya: 150 and still going strong; among the Aliyans are both kings and commoners". The Siasat Daily. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ a b c Nanisetti, Serish (15 January 2021). "Madrasa-i-Aaliya to be razed to make way for a new building". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Gupta, Abhijit Sen (14 August 2021). "Hyderabad's Ghulam Ahmed was a true "Prince of Cricket"". The Siasat Daily. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Subrahmanyam, V. V. (3 July 2022). "Ghulam Ahmed – a genius that strode the cricket world". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif A Patriot All the Way". You and I. 29 June 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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