Former CM Kiran Kumar Reddy among 36 HPS alumni explored Raunaq’s H.I.G.H. as part of HPS’s 100-year celebrations, at a high tea & more, hosted by Nawab Raunaq
3 min readHyderabad, December 30, 2023: 36 H.P.S. faculty alumni visited not too long ago Raunaq Yar Khan’s H.I.G.H.*/Highest In Greater Hyderabad* “, a man-made hill, which is taller than town’s tallest historic Naubat Pahad (the hill the place Birla Mandir has come up), positioned on eight acres of the 80-acre personal land property on Road quantity 25 in Jubilee Hills. The giant batch of friends, principally from exterior Hyd, have been taken by shock that such nature-friendly actual property nonetheless exists within the centre of this costly IT Capital of India.
I stay near this place. I knew it, however by no means knew that it’s so massive mentioned Kiran Kumar Reddy, former Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh, who visited Nb Raunaq to discover this principally unexplored landmark of Hyderabad. This go to was in between the 100-year celebration of “Hyderabad Public School” at a High tea hosted by Nb. Raunaq for a giant group of HPS alumni & their spouses.
Nawab Raunaq Yar Khan, 60 years outdated, the creator of the hill, is a well-known citizen of Hyderabad and a distinguished character who has not too long ago been topped the ninth Nizam of the Asaf Jahi Dynasty by his huge royal household. He is presently the proprietor of the movie set facility positioned on an 80-acre plot at Road No. 25, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. Part of it’s a man-made hill on 8 Acres, solely one-of-a-kind in any city space of the world.
In-city, larger than all movie amenities collectively.
Nizam Prince Raunaq Yar Khan is understood for wonderful household buildings and this man-made hill is understood as H.I.G.H “Highest in Greater Hyderabad Hill”. Film wallahs know it’s a ” Bhoot Bungala”. Many mega-budget movies have been shot at this place together with ‘Rangasthalam’. Already on an elevated plateau, the hill is taller than Naubat Pahad. This place is the discuss of the city now. On Google map, it’s “Raunaq’s H.I.G.H. Man Made Hill”
It took me ten years to create this hill on an current tall plateau. I’ve used moram(a sticky kind of soil) in order that it holds the embedded rocks. I needed to put this place to make use of to guard it from land sharks, that gained’t cease at something to say or seize it, Raunaq mentioned.
Coincidentally the social gathering venue, Raunaq’s Hill was the place frequented by Raunaq’s ancestor SultanUlMulk(who constructed some lodging inside current air-raid shelters, earlier than World War 2). Sultan-Ul-Mulk was the son of Sir Viqar(who constructed Falaknuma) & Lady Viqar/Jahandar-Un-Nisa, sister of Nizam sixth, who gifted greater than 100 acres to the unique “Jagirdars College”, presently Hyderabad Public School, from her personal property.
The tea social gathering was organised to have fun Christmas & New Year. Nawab Raunq Yar Khan has personally hosted big unique celebrations of many spiritual festivals aside from his personal, like Divali and Sankranti for many years by inviting folks to the identical venue.0He is a honest believer within the position of inter-religious concord in a peaceable society, having been recognised and honoured for a similar (which included his work as Delhi Police adviser)with a conferred doctorate.
The whole group together with g members of the 1975 batch loved the night g was current. Dilip Chenoy, Former Secretary General of FICCI and a member of the batch was a visitor and he coordinated with the group who got here from all components of India and the world.
Neel Achary