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Lady Hydari Club

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Creator(s)
architect: Zain Yar Jung (Indian (South Asian), 1889-1961)
Time period
creation date: 1929, alteration date: annexed by Gandhi Medical College to become part of campus, 1986
Location
Site: Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India)
Cultural context
Indian (South Asian)
Islamic
Description
Located in Bashir Bagh area, it is named after Lady Amina Hydari,(d. 1940) wife of Sir Akbar Hydari, President of the Nizam’s Executive Council, 1938-42. The Hyderabad Ladies’ Association Club was formed in 1901 to enable Hyderabadi and British elite women—ladies—to socialize. The entrance to the Club built in 1929 was through a semi-circular wall with a door enabling pardah-nashin, veiled women to exit their cars and enter inside without seen by men. A huge arched entrance led to the foyer, flanked by halls and room. Zain Yar Jang (d. 1961) designed the Club building.
exterior, with construction site immediately in front of building, 2008
Work type
Clubhouse
Medium
masonry
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Rights
(c) Sanjeeva Kumar
Access rights
All rights reserved
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