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Have we failed this tree?
One hundred and seven years ago, a devastating flood on the banks of Musi River shattered the life of the people living in Hyderabad, killing 50,000 people. A 200-year-old tamarind tree inside Osmania Hospital saved over 150 people who climbed it.
Heritage and social activists were conspicuous by their absence. Every year on September 8, environmentalists and heritage activists gather under the historic tamarind tree to pay homage to all those who lost their lives in the floods of 1908. But this time there was no event as such
One hundred and seven years ago, a devastating flood on the banks of Musi River shattered the life of the people living in Hyderabad, killing 50,000 people. A 200-year-old tamarind tree inside Osmania Hospital saved over 150 people who climbed it.
Every year, on September 28, environmentalists and heritage activists gather under the historic tamarind tree to pay homage to all those who lost their lives in the floods of 1908. This year, however, the day passed off without a whimper.
A daily wage labourer was seen in deep slumber oblivious to the historic day and the eminence of the tamarind tree, which has been serving people like him and others for centuries.
Heritage and social activists were conspicuous by their absence. Rizwan, a resident of Purani Haveli said, “It is a historic occasion, the least we can do is to spare a few moments under the shade of the tree.”
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Forum for a Better Hyderabad usually organises a programme in which heritage activists, poets, school students and social activists take part.
Few years back, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) announced that Afzal Park, which is now a part of Osmania Hospital, would be developed but there were no officials present.
A member of the Forum said that its head M Vedakumar was busy and so there would be no programme. When contacted, P Anuradha Reddy, convenor, INTACH Hyderabad chapter said that she did not receive any invitation and was not sure about any event.
Mahender, a research scholar at the University of Hyderabad says, “If there was ever a need to hold a meeting it is now as there is a talk of demolishing Osmania Hospital. This is the tree that saved 150 lives and families and it is our duty to protect it for posterity.”
By:T P Venu
