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| | Pakistan Link - Letter & Opinion |
 | | The contribution of Hyderabad’s famous “Osmania University” for research and education, specially in translating and teaching the major sciences and technology in Urdu, which had never been done before, is well-known. |
 | | In short, the Hyderabad of that time was the chief-patron of education, art and culture, and Muslims from all over came there to seek their livelihood and fortune, for a better life for themselves and their families. |
 | | Hyderabad was the only state in pre-independence India, which had its own separate currency, railways (Hyderabad State Railways), postal system with separate postal stamps, state Civil Services, known as H.C.S. own military, and even its own small airforce. |
| www.pakistanlink.com /Letters/99/Jan/29/09.html (877 words) |
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