Historian and Director of the H.K. Sherwani Centre for Deccan Studies at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Salma A. Farooqui delivers a lecture on the ‘Cultural Contributions of the Qutb Shahi Dynasty to the Deccan, with special reference to the Charminar’, at the Salar Jung Museum on the occasion of World Heritage Day in Hyderabad on Monday.
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Look beyond the visible grandeur of monuments like the Charminar and engage with the deeper ideological and cultural currents that defined the Qutb Shahi era in the Deccan, said historian Salma A. Farooqui while delivering a lecture at the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad on Monday.
Framing her talk around both material and ideological contributions, Ms.Farooqui argued that the legacy of the Qutb Shahis cannot be reduced to architecture, manuscripts or paintings alone. While these remain visible markers, she said the true cultural transformation lay in the philosophical and social processes that shaped a uniquely syncretic Deccani identity.
Published – April 21, 2026 12:43 am IST
