Category Archives: Operation Polo

The Nizam Chronicles-Qasim Rizvi and the Razakars

Posted on March 19, 2024 by Ratnakar Sadasyula

If evil ever had a face it was Qasim Razvi, the founder of the Razakars. Who was this man who at one stage was even more powerful than the Nizam? Who was this monster in a human form, who unleashed … Continue reading →

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The Nizam Chronicles- The radicalization of Hyderabad State

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Ratnakar Sadasyula

There has been an attempt to whitewash the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan as an essentially benign ruler, who was misled by Qasim Rizvi on the Razakars. That has been perpetuated by an entire cabal of Indian … Continue reading →

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General Jayanto Nath Chaudhari

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Ratnakar Sadasyula

August 15, 1947- India had become independent, and the Hyderabad State Congress leaders celebrated it by hoisting the national flag, they were promptly arrested by the Nizam’s  police.  The Nizam had earlier requested the British Government for Hyderabad State to be … Continue reading →

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Operation Polo

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Ratnakar Sadasyula

“The vultures have resigned, I don’t know what to do” Sept 17, Hyderabad– The bespectacled and unassuming lawyer received the invite for a meeting at 4PM, and he broke out in a wry smile. He could afford to do so, … Continue reading →

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