Isn't kulcha one of our favorite things to eat? Be it onion kulcha, stuffed kulcha, matar kulcha, or any other delicious variant, we certainly love it all. This light popular bread makes our lives all the more delectable.
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Do we know how did it come into existence? What is the story behind its presence on the Hyderabad's flag?
Well, history has all the answers for you.
Hyderabad, a city of rich culture and known for its preoccupation with food, has an interesting tale for you. One of the biggest princely states in pre-Independence India the Land of Nawabs had its own ¡®Hyderabadi Rupee¡¯ ?and ¡®Postal Stamp¡¯, and a flag with a kulcha at the center of it.
Why you ask?
The explanation is spiced with legend and prophecies.
The household of the ?Nizams of Hyderabad or The Asaf Jahi dynasty was founded in the 18th century CE by Mir Qamar-ud-Din Khan Asaf Jah, a courtier at the Mughal court.
One day, Asaf Jahi paid a visit to Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia who had invited him for a meal before he could head back to the Deccan state. There, kulchas were presented before him in a yellow cloth, and he wasted no time in eating seven kulchas.
The Hazrat then predicted: ¡°You and your descendants will rule over the Deccan for seven generations.
And guess what, the prophecy came true. The Nizams did rule for seven generations.
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When Mughal rule collapsed, Mir Qamar-ud-Din declared independence from Delhi. He laid the foundation of the Asaf Jahi dynasty in Hyderabad. He then recalled the blessings of the Sufi saint and as a mark of gratitude adopted the symbol of the kulcha and placed it right in the center of the flag. The color of the flag was yellow as a tribute to the cloth on which he was served.
Nawab Sir Osman Ali Khan, the seventh descendent of the dynasty, joined the Indian union before the dynasty came to an end.
Although later historians debated that the round object on the flag was the moon and not a kulcha But the people of Hyderabad still believe in the kulcha story!
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