A summer sunset stains the sky scarlet as I enter the fret-worked gates of the Chowmahalla Palace. And, to first see this reminder of lost glories through a bower of bougainvillea is to fall in love with a world that has longed passed into the pages of a history book.
Situated a few kilometres from the Charminar and the Mecca Masjid — with their overlapping layers of obliteration and opulence — the palace is a source of legend on the royalty of Hyderabad. As I vault over … (View original article)