AN INTERVIEW WITH THE NAWAB MUSHTAK HUSAIN INTESAR JUNG BAHADUR.
I was recently in Hyderabad. I found that the unpopularity
of the men in power had not, during my absence of about three
months from the place, lessened a whit—but on the other hand
it had considerably increased. Almost every man of intelligence
that I came across, had something or other to say against the
policy of the Government—condemned, in no measured terms,
the influences at work, the manner in which this Rajah’s claims
had been shelved and that Jagheerdhar sent to rack and ruin,
this honest Hindu official had been brought into trouble and that
Moslem immigrant had been pitchforked into a high position and
so on, and soon, And I was naturally curious to know what
the powers-that-be had to say in their own behalves. So, according
to an appointment previously arranged for, I repaired on Sunday
last at 11 a.m., to the residence of the Nawab Mushtak Husain
Intesar Juug Bahadur—Revenue Secretary to the Nizam’s
Government and chief of the party in the ascendant, or the
Minister de facto as he is known among most people in
Hyderabad—and presented my card. Ushered into a hall fur
nished in perfect Moglaz style, a relative of the Nawab’s informed
me that the ‘‘ Maulvie Shaib” had been suddenly summoned by
the “* Nawab Sahib” ( i.e, the Minister) and he had sent a
telephonic message a few minutes previously to the effect that
he would be back “presently”? to see me. I took a seat and
waited. About 10 minutes afterwards a carriage drove in—and
almost immediately I found myself the presence of a man of
medium height aud middle age, bearded rather luxuriantly, in
the typical Hyderabadee costume; and he was no other than the
Nawab Intesar Jung Bahadur. He advanced and shook hands
with me, and taking u seat closeby, launched into apologies for
