Golden Threshold

Golden Threshold
Location	Abids, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Collection size	Artifacts

The Golden Threshold is an off-campus annexe of University of Hyderabad.

History

The building was the residence of Sarojini Naidu's father Aghornath Chattopadhyay, the first Principal of Hyderabad College now Nizam College.

The Museum

The ashes of Sarojini Naidu kept at Golden Threshold, Hyderabad before immersion

Golden Threshold was named after Naidu's collection of poetry. It now houses Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication of University of Hyderabad.^[1]

Significance

During the Chattopadhyay family's residence, it was the centre of many reformist ideas in Hyderabad, in areas ranging from marriage, education, women's empowerment, literature and nationalism.^[2]

References

↑ "Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication". Retrieved 12 February 2014.
↑ Sharma, Kaushal Kishore (1 January 2003). "Sarojini Naidu: A Preface to Her Poetry". Feminism, Censorship and Other Essays. Sarup & Sons. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-81-7625-373-4. Retrieved 13 February 2014.

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[1] "Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication". Retrieved 12 February 2014.

[Sharma2003-2] Sharma, Kaushal Kishore (1 January 2003). "Sarojini Naidu: A Preface to Her Poetry". Feminism, Censorship and Other Essays. Sarup & Sons. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-81-7625-373-4. Retrieved 13 February 2014.