125-Year-Old Kotwal House Regains Its Lost Glory

FOR over a century, Kotwal House stood as the silent sentinel of law and order in Hyderabad, a place where power resided, decisions were made, and the city's administrative machinery once revolved.

- KHYATI SHAH @Hyderabad

Built in the early 1900s and officially handed over to the Police Commissionerate in 1905, this colonial-era structure has now undergone a comprehensive restoration, reviving not just its physical form but its historic spirit. The restored building was officially inaugurated on Wednesday by Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar.

A member of Deccan Terrain Agencies, Mir Khan, told TNIE: "Kotwal House is more than a building; it's a symbol of continuity. It has housed generations of officers, from the time of the Nizam through British rule, post-Independence administration, and into modern governance. But as decades passed, age caught up with its elegant stone walls, lime plaster, and traditional wooden roofing. Water seeped through broken rafters. Plywood had replaced teak, and the structure was deteriorating."