Durrushehvar, the resolute princess: How the Ottoman dynasty heir brought style, reform to Nizam’s Hyderabad

Princess Durrushehvar, the daughter-in-law of the last Nizam of Hyderabad, has remained a role model for the Muslim aristocracy of the city, as well as a style icon. The princess made her mark with various initiatives, and education and healthcare were her twin passions. She was impervious, a true princess, very regal and very smart, not someone to suffer fools lightly, says author John Zubrzycki.

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