Mohammed Younus / Hyderabad : The architectural marvel represented by the Osmania University Arts College building -- designed by Belgian architect Monsieur Jasper – is still standing tall completing 75 years of glory. Considered the ‘Fort of Knowledge’ by many admirers, the Arts College started functioning on December 4, 1939, after the completion of its construction, which took nearly five years.
Considered the ‘Fort of Knowledge’ by many admirers, the Arts College started functioning on Dec 4, 1939, after the completion of its construction, which took nearly five years.
Archaeologist B Chenna Reddy says the Arts College is undoubtedly the symbol and face of Osmania University. He says, “While OU has been imparting education in various streams for a very long time the Arts College has been giving lessons of beauty of mind and integrity through its integrated structure.” The building was constructed by the seventh Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan with an intention to provide higher education to students at par with global standards. It is one of the major heritage structures in Hyderabad.
A team of experts travelled around the world to find the right design and the right person who could design this historic masterpiece. The building in pinkish granite stone represents a harmonious blend of pillars and lintel style of Ajanta and Ellora. It was earlier started with only few departments and several other departments were added over a period of time. Starting with the building of the Arts College, the university has received several honours and awards. It has won the Institution of Potential Excellence award, besides bagging the ‘A’ grade of the National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) and several other research centres.
The building is listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO and the diamond jubilee of the college building was celebrated in December 1999. Archaeology expert Abdul Qayyum says that the structure of the building itself imparts knowledge of integrity and unity to students, teachers, governments and all those who come to see it. He says that Arts College is the best symbol of unity among different communities and cultures. He adds, “The first floor of the building represents the Indian Architecture (Ellora like Pillars), the second floor represents the Islamic architecture and the entrance represents the Gothic architecture.”
Qayyum further says that Mir Osman Ali Khan had built a fort like structure for the benefit of common people encompassing the shadows of all cultures of India. Youngsters shaped by the college over the years have turned out to be equally outstanding in their chosen spheres and the majestic building never fails to evoke nostalgia among the people who had passed through this portal of knowledge. Though the university has come a long way to reach this stage, several students are wary of the lack of research activity in the varsity. They also mourn the neglect for the subjects of Arts by university authorities.
Considered the ‘Fort of Knowledge’ by many admirers, the Arts College started functioning on Dec 4, 1939, after the completion of its construction, which took nearly five years.
A team of experts travelled around the world to find the right design and the right person who could design this historic masterpiece. The building in pinkish granite stone represents a harmonious blend of pillars and lintel style of Ajanta and Ellora. It was earlier started with only few departments and several other departments were added over a period of time. Starting with the building of the Arts College, the university has received several honours and awards. It has won the Institution of Potential Excellence award, besides bagging the ‘A’ grade of the National Accreditation and Assessment Council (NAAC) and several other research centres.
The building is listed as a World Heritage site by UNESCO and the diamond jubilee of the college building was celebrated in December 1999. Archaeology expert Abdul Qayyum says that the structure of the building itself imparts knowledge of integrity and unity to students, teachers, governments and all those who come to see it. He says that Arts College is the best symbol of unity among different communities and cultures. He adds, “The first floor of the building represents the Indian Architecture (Ellora like Pillars), the second floor represents the Islamic architecture and the entrance represents the Gothic architecture.”
Qayyum further says that Mir Osman Ali Khan had built a fort like structure for the benefit of common people encompassing the shadows of all cultures of India. Youngsters shaped by the college over the years have turned out to be equally outstanding in their chosen spheres and the majestic building never fails to evoke nostalgia among the people who had passed through this portal of knowledge. Though the university has come a long way to reach this stage, several students are wary of the lack of research activity in the varsity. They also mourn the neglect for the subjects of Arts by university authorities.
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