Aliya High School for Boys explained
| Aliya High School for Boys |
| Location: | Gunfoundry, Hyderabad |
| Country: | India |
| Coordinates: | 17.3992°N 78.4734°W |
| Pushpin Map: | India Telangana#India |
| Fundingtype: | 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
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
See also
Notes and References
- News: Aliya, Mahbubia to stay as govt institutes. https://archive.today/20120716073015/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-07-09/hyderabad/27188458_1_govt-institutes-government-school-school-education-department. dead. 2012-07-16. The Times of India. 2003-07-09.
- News: 'School for the elite' lies in a shambles. https://archive.today/20120716135948/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-08/hyderabad/30604365_1_school-building-english-medium-schools-school-fee. dead. 2012-07-16. Baseerat. Bushra. The Times of India. 2012-01-08.
- Web site: Once an elite school, now in shambles. Akula. Yuvraj. 2016-12-27. Telangana Today. en-US. 2019-01-11.
- Web site: Khan . Ali . Nawab Ali Nawaz Jang: an unsung great Indian engineer . https://web.archive.org/web/20221123150035/https://archive.siasat.com/news/nawab-ali-nawaz-jang-unsung-great-indian-engineer-607377/ . 2022-11-23 . 2023-01-15 . The Siasat Daily – Archive . en-US.
- Web site: Ifthekhar . J. S. . 2023-01-06 . Aliya: 150 and still going strong; among the Aliyans are both kings and commoners . https://web.archive.org/web/20230114064508/https://www.siasat.com/aliya-150-and-still-going-strong-among-the-aliyans-are-both-kings-and-commoners-2496948/ . 2023-01-14 . 2023-01-15 . The Siasat Daily . en-US.
- News: Nanisetti . Serish . 2021-01-15 . Madrasa-i-Aaliya to be razed to make way for a new building . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-01-15 . 0971-751X.
- Web site: Gupta . Abhijit Sen . 2021-08-14 . Hyderabad's Ghulam Ahmed was a true "Prince of Cricket" . https://web.archive.org/web/20221122124838/https://www.siasat.com/hyderabads-ghulam-ahmed-was-a-true-prince-of-cricket-2177894/ . 2022-11-22 . 2023-01-15 . The Siasat Daily . en-US.
- News: Subrahmanyam . V. V. . 2022-07-03 . Ghulam Ahmed – a genius that strode the cricket world . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-01-15 . 0971-751X.
- Web site: 2018-06-29 . Air Chief Marshal Idris Hasan Latif A Patriot All the Way . 2023-01-15 . You and I . en-US.
