Aliya High School for Boys

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Aliya High School for Boys
Location
Gunfoundry, Hyderabad

India
Coordinates17°23′57″N 78°28′24″E / 17.3992418°N 78.473442°E / 17.3992418; 78.473442
Information
Funding typeState Government
Established1872
FounderThe Nizams

Aliya High School for Boys previously known as Madrassa-e-Aliya is a government owned school located at Gunfoundry, Hyderabad.[1]

History[]

The school was established in 1872 during the reign of the Nizams for the elite and served the city's nobility, was supposedly one of the best schools in Hyderabad till the 1960s.

It was managed by Anglo-Indians, but after Operation Polo the school management was brought under the control of the state government which reportedly brought about its downfall. The school building is listed as a heritage building. The school was renamed 1948, the school then known as Madrassa-e-Aliya was founded by Salar Jung I in the Nizam College premises. The school which once served the elite and the nobility now caters to the children of poor.[2][3]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Aliya, Mahbubia to stay as govt institutes". The Times of India. 9 July 2003. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Baseerat, Bushra (8 January 2012). "'School for the elite' lies in a shambles". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
  3. ^ Akula, Yuvraj (27 December 2016). "Once an elite school, now in shambles". Telangana Today. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

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