Historian and Director of the HK Sherwani Center for Deccan Studies at Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Salma A. Farooqui delivers a lecture on “The Cultural Contribution of the Qutb Shahi Dynasty to the Deccan, with Special Reference to the Charminar” at the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad on Monday on the occasion of World Heritage Day. | Photo credit: SIDDHANT THAKUR
Look beyond the visible grandeur of monuments like the Charminar and tap into the deeper ideological and cultural currents that defined the Qutb Shahi era in the Deccan, historian Salma A. Farooqui said in a lecture at the Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad on Monday.
Framing her speech around both material and ideological contributions, Ms Farooqui argued that the legacy of the Qutb Shahis cannot be reduced to just architecture, manuscripts or paintings. While these remain visible signs, she said the real cultural transformation lay in the philosophical and social processes that shaped the uniquely syncretic Deccani identity.
Published – 21 Apr 2026 0:43 IST
