Posted 1/28/2024, 3:59:00 PM
Controversy Over Bhagyanagar Clue in Secunderabad Club Game Hints at Debate Over Hyderabad's Name
- Clue citing 'Bhagyanagar' in Secunderabad Club's game raises eyebrows as the name is used by right-wingers for Hyderabad
- Historians debate if Hyderabad was earlier called 'Bagnagar' after Bhagmati, lover of founder Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah
- Some club members uncomfortable with the clue, while organizers claim it referred innocuously to a restaurant
- Legend says Mohammad Quli Qutb Shah married Hindu woman Bhagmati; after her conversion, city named Hyderabad
- ASI acknowledges Bhagyalakshmi temple at Charminar, which right-wing groups want the city renamed after, is unauthorized