Cultural history of Hyderabad : An illustrated storybook for Children

Abstract

In every corner of the country, India is a land of varied cultures and religions, as well as a rich cultural past. Hyderabad, also known as the 'city of pearls' or 'city of gardens' which was originally ruled by the Nawabs, is a heritage site with more than a 400-year history including many stories about architecture, culture, festivals, traditions and people. In order to preserve the literature and teach future generations about their legacy, it is necessary to relay these stories and cultural history to future generations.identified that the reality of these stories of the city Hyderabad or its history and cultural traditions not reaching the younger generation, through my initial observations and informal interactions with current generation children about the topic related to the Hyderabad and its cultural history. After conducting an extensive online search and review for an existing documentation (documentaries, movies, and literature) on the history of Hyderabad and its culture, nothing noteworthy was discovered that was either easier to read and understand by the younger children or that was published in the form of a simple detailed novel about a specific topic which is suitable for children's learning. I also failed to find any videographic documentation in the form of movies, short film and documentary which is focused on the Hyderabad city and its cultural history.As a result, children's direct access to the knowledge and information about Hyderabad's culture, traditions and history is limited, making it more difficult for them to learn. Therefore, I came to the conclusion that there is a clear need to communicate and introduce the cultural past of Hyderabad to the younger generations as part of their early learning phase in order to educate the further generations and also preserve the known cultural history of the city. This can also serve as a benchmarking platform for many other artists, writers, poets, and directors to use the topic of Hyderabad's cultural tradition and history as an inspiration and encouragement for creating new paintings, short stories,novels, poems, songs, movies, short films, and documentaries in the coming months and years.