Daneesh Majid
Journalist and writer based in Hyderabad who documents South Asian culture, security, and Urdu literature; author of The Hyderabadis: From 1947 to the Present Day (HarperCollins, 2025).
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Mar 10, 2026 • 56min
Daneesh Majid, "The Hyderabadis: From 1947 to the Present Day" (Harper Collins, 2025)
Daneesh Majid, journalist and writer in Hyderabad who chronicles South Asian culture and Urdu literature. He centers everyday memories to retell Hyderabad’s modern past. He recounts 1948’s police action, mulki vs non-mulki tensions and Telangana migration. He explores Gulf remittances, Urdu’s decline, and the rise of communal polarization.
Mar 9, 2026 • 56min
Daneesh Majid, "The Hyderabadis: From 1947 to the Present Day" (Harper Collins, 2025)
Daneesh Majid, author and journalist who reconstructs Hyderabad’s modern history through interviews and literary sources. He highlights people-centered memories of 1948 and the long silence around police action. He explores mulki versus non-mulki tensions, Gulf migration’s economic impact, Urdu’s decline, and how local politics and renaming shape collective memory.
