Rashtrapati Nilayam
Rashtrapati Nilayam,Bolaram
General information
TypeOfficial retreat
LocationBolaram, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Current tenants
Completed1860 (1860)
The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind hosting ‘At Home’ reception, at Rashtrapati Nilayam, Bolarum, Secunderabad on December 26, 2017

Rashtrapati Nilayam (literally the "President's House") formerly known as Residency House is the official retreat of the President of India located in Hyderabad, Telangana,[1] where the President stays for at least two weeks during winter and conducts official business.[2] It is also used as a guest house for visiting dignitaries. It is located in Bolaram in Secunderabad, a neighborhood of Hyderabad. It is open for public viewing for several days in early January annually.[3]

History

Originally called the Residency House, it was constructed in 1850 by Nizam Nazir-ud-Dowla.[4] It became the country house of the British Resident at Secunderabad. After the Hyderabad state's integration into Indian Union (Read Operation Polo) in 1948, it became the President's retreat and used as the Southern Sojourn.[5][6]

Architecture

External image
image icon A slideshow of Rashtrapati Nilayam building, Hyderabad. Published in Deccan Chronicle

The 16-room estate is spread over an area of 90 acres (360,000 m2), consisting of single storied building besides a visitors' quarters that can accommodate 150 people. It has a Dining Hall, Durbar Hall, Morning Room, Cinema Hall, etc. A unique aspect of this Rashtrapati Nilayam is that the kitchen and dining hall are independent buildings connected with a tunnel to serve food.

Rashtrapati Nilayam (Residency House), c. 1892, Photo: Lala Deen Dayal

The retreat's premises include a landscaped garden, seasonal flowering plants and display of potted plants around the main building, natural cascading water falls and seven different types of nutrition gardens which are: Mango, Pomegranate, Guava, Amla, Coconut and Cheeku (Sapota).

Garden

The Herbal Garden, inaugurated in December 2009, of medicinal and aromatic plants is spread over 7,000 sq metres, has about 116 species of medicinal and aromatic plants including sarpagandha, kalabandha, citronella, lemon grass, khus, geranium, coriander, sandalwood, tuber rose, jasmine, kalmegh, tulsi etc. The garden was built by Central Public Works Department and the Telangana Medicinal Plants Board, while Rashtrapati Bhavan and National Medicinal Plants Board funded the project.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cities / Hyderabad : Rashtrapati Nilayam bags first prize in Garden Festival 2010". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Meghalaya proposes President's "third retreat"". Deccan Herald. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Rashtrapati Nilayam Hyderabad Visiting Hours - Dates - Every Year".
  4. ↑ "R P Nilayam to be thrown open to public from Jan 6-12 - The Times of India". The Times Of India.
  5. ↑ "Rashtrapati bhavan:presidential retreats". presidentofindia.nic. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "President Patil arriving Hyderabad on 15-day southern sojourn | TopNews". Topnews.in. 27 December 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2012.

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