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The '''Afzal Gunj Hospital''', the predecessor of the Osmania General Hospital, was established in 1866 by [[Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I|Salar Jung I]]. | The '''Afzal Gunj Hospital''', the predecessor of the Osmania General Hospital, was established in 1866 by [[Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung I|Salar Jung I]]. | ||
The present hospital building was completed in 1919 on orders of the last [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]]. It was designed by [[British people|British]] architect [[Vincent Jerome Esch]] and Nawab Khan Bahadur Mirza Akbar Baig in [[Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture|Indo-Sarcenic style]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/PhotoShowDescs.asp?CollID=2426|title=Login|website=www.bl.uk|access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref><ref>http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/pdfs/seminar_heritage_buildings/History_of_Historical_Monuments_in_and_around_Chennai.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, for H.E.H. The Nizam of Hyderabad |url=https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/drawings-watercolors/vincent-jerome-esch-cvo-friba-architect-5480271-details.aspx}}</ref> In 1926, the wards of the Afzal Gunj hospital were transferred to the new building. | The present hospital building was completed in 1919 on orders of the last [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]]. It was designed by [[British people|British]] architect [[Vincent Jerome Esch]] and Nawab Khan Bahadur Mirza Akbar Baig in [[Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture|Indo-Sarcenic style]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselect/PhotoShowDescs.asp?CollID=2426|title=Login|website=www.bl.uk|access-date=2018-07-24}}</ref><ref>http://www.cmdachennai.gov.in/pdfs/seminar_heritage_buildings/History_of_Historical_Monuments_in_and_around_Chennai.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, for H.E.H. The Nizam of Hyderabad |url=https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/drawings-watercolors/vincent-jerome-esch-cvo-friba-architect-5480271-details.aspx}}</ref> In 1926, the wards of the Afzal Gunj hospital were transferred to the new building. | ||
The history of the hospital includes Dr. Yusuf Mirza, the 1st RMO (Resident Medical Officer). | The history of the hospital includes Dr. Yusuf Mirza, the 1st RMO (Resident Medical Officer). | ||
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In 2015, the [[Chief Minister of Telangana]], [[Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao|K. Chandrashekhar Rao]] announced a plan to demolish the building.<ref name=":0" /> This sparked outrage among [[Historic preservation|heritage activists]], and he immediately retracted the statement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyo.in/politics/telangana-kcr-osmania-general-hospital-ronald-ross-malaria-dr-rupa-bai-furdoonji-jntu/story/1/5882.html|title=By destroying Osmania General Hospital, Telangana will lose a great legacy|last=Sharma|first=Dinesh C.|website=www.dailyo.in|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/telangana-govt-holds-osmania-hospital-demolition-consult-all-hyderabad-mlas-34928|title=Telangana govt holds off Osmania hospital demolition, to consult all Hyderabad MLAs|date=2015-10-07|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> | In 2015, the [[Chief Minister of Telangana]], [[Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao|K. Chandrashekhar Rao]] announced a plan to demolish the building.<ref name=":0" /> This sparked outrage among [[Historic preservation|heritage activists]], and he immediately retracted the statement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyo.in/politics/telangana-kcr-osmania-general-hospital-ronald-ross-malaria-dr-rupa-bai-furdoonji-jntu/story/1/5882.html|title=By destroying Osmania General Hospital, Telangana will lose a great legacy|last=Sharma|first=Dinesh C.|website=www.dailyo.in|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/telangana-govt-holds-osmania-hospital-demolition-consult-all-hyderabad-mlas-34928|title=Telangana govt holds off Osmania hospital demolition, to consult all Hyderabad MLAs|date=2015-10-07|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-09-16}}</ref> | ||
Himayat Ali Mirza, the great-grandson of [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]], joined hands with the INTACH (Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage). He believes minor renovations could improve the hospital building to restore the Osmania General Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Syed Akbar|date=Nov 8, 2021 |title=Nizam’s kin backs INTACH’s save OGH campaign {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/nizams-kin-backs-intachs-save-ogh-campaign/articleshow/87573409.cms |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Interlude |date=2019-12-01 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvr695fb.17 |work=The Mysterious Sofía |pages=81–88 |publisher=UNP - Nebraska |access-date=2022-03-08}}</ref> | |||
== Facilities == | == Facilities == | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[:Category: | * [[Osmania Medical College]] | ||
* [[Osmania College, Kurnool]] | |||
* [[:Category:Hospitals_established_in_Hyderabad_State|Hospitals established in Hyderabad State]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:Establishments in Hyderabad State]] | [[Category:Establishments in Hyderabad State]] | ||
[[Category:Hospitals established in Hyderabad State]] | [[Category:Hospitals established in Hyderabad State]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]] | |||
{{India-hospital-stub}} | {{India-hospital-stub}} | ||