Purani Haveli to Be Restored To Its Pristine Glory: Nawab Faiz Khan

Purani Haveli and the Masarath Mahal will soon be restored to its pristine glory.  This glorious sprawling Haveli will not be just another rejuvenated heritage structure as one would expect but an Institution of excellence. This royal palace has majestic grandness in Hyderabadi history.  Before Hyderabad’s accession to India, it housed the famous Golden throne of the Seventh Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan. This palace was also the first structure in the city to be installed with a manual lift.

Speaking exclusively after his appointment as Hon Secretary and one of the four trustees of Mukarram Jah Trust for Education and Learning, Faiz Khan –  the scion of the Paigah Sir Viqar ul Umara Iqbal ud Dowlah, said “we are working to make Purani Haveli palace an education hub. With the sprawling area of the Haveli, it will be an ideal place to impart education at all levels.”

The Haveli currently houses the Mukarram Jah School, probably one of very few ISCE school in old city, and one of the many educational institutions run by the Trust, is an educational ameliorator for a significant number of children living in its neighbourhood.

The school fee is subsidized with the aid of the Trust. So, it’s a natural choice to a larger section of minority and all other students, whose parents vouch for quality education at nearest proximity.

“The vision of H.E.H Mukarram Jah Bahadur was to provide quality education at a very reasonable price. We will bring back the regal atmosphere of Purani Haveli and it will be transformed into one of the finest destination for education in the city”, adds Faiz Khan.

The move comes after a major shuffle in senior management of the school and the trust. “It is being remodelled along the lines of The Hyderabad Public School (HPS) with all modern amenities, exemplary quality of education and yet so at a nominal and subsidized school fee”, says Faiz Khan who is also both the Hon Secretary, senior most Member of the Board of Governors and alumni of the HPS with the likes of Satya Nadella among many others as his contemporaries.

According to Mr. Faiz Khan, the restoration will be complete in a span of three to 5 years, and the Haveli premises will also have all levels of educational institutions. Work to restore the Haveli to its pristine glory will commence soon, he concluded.

The article is an extract from an interview by the writer. A news feature in Urdu was also published in the print and digital editions of Gawah Urdu Weekly.

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