always expect the unexpected

to future historians of traffic: text/signs do not necessarily regulate daily life.

chow mahallah

a rare view of the former asaf jahi palace, chow mahallah, from above.

spices

hyderabadi essentials: mustard seed, chili powder, fennel, tumeric... can you guess the two that are finished up?

orientalism

Contemporary hyderabadi hadith commentators use...... wensinck!?