Begumpet Purathana Colony
Begumpet Old Colony
Setting: Begumpet pre-1947 colony (Hyderabad / Telangana).
In English: Begumpet Old Colony. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
Begumpet Old Colony
February 19, 2024 ki naaku oka WhatsApp message vacchindi oka unknown number nunchi, +91 89XXXX2419. Sender introduced ga — "Sir, naa peru Pratik. Naaku Begumpet lo PG lo recent ga oka diary dorikindi. Naaku mee Lighted Tales blog regular ga chaduvuthaa, naaku ee diary content ki mee story raasaali ani anipistondi. Naa permission tho mee adapt cheyaali, naaku original diary scanned PDF send cheyaali. Mee email please."
Naaku aame contacted, email exchanged, aame PDF received February 20 ki. Diary 32 handwritten pages, Telugu and English mixed register, ballpoint blue ink, A5-size notebook lined paper. Cover page — "Personal Notes — Madhava Sharma, 2017 December onward."
Madhava Sharma — diary author — Pratik ki direct contact ledu, Pratik ki teliyali aayana 2018 lo PG nunchi exit chesaaru, post-2018 details unclear. Pratik PG ki December 2023 lo joined, oka old wooden almirah lo aayana cleaning chesinappudu aame diary dorikindi back shelf lo dust covered ga. Aayana initial casual reading tho aame content peculiar register chesaadu, naaku contact chesaaru.
Naaku aame diary content aame core entries ki structure ki ee story raasaa. Pratik permission tho aayana peru retain. Madhava Sharma identity protect kosam name modified ga, kaani aame voice and content largely intact. Plot dramatized for narrative flow.
Below ee diary aame entries chronological ga, naa minimal cleanup tho.
Diary Entry — December 22, 2017
Naaku ee PG ki December 18 Monday ki check-in. PG peru Devanagari Lodge — Begumpet Habsiguda border area, oka residential lane lo, main road nunchi 200 meters. Building old ga, 1940s era construction, pre-Independence Hyderabad State Nizam administration period emo. Owner family — Vasudev Iyer-gaaru, age 70s, aame Tamil Brahmin community, aame family Hyderabad lo 1950s nunchi settled ga. PG ki rent oka peculiar ga low — Rs 6500 monthly food included. Naaku aa price discount question chesaa first, aayana cheppaaru, 'Beta, building purathana ga, modern amenities limited ga, AC ledu konni rooms ki, kaani structure intact ga. Naa price market rate kindha, kaani naaku occupants stable ga ga maintain cheyaali, anchor.'
Naaku Room 4, ground floor, back side ki allocated. Window pakkana courtyard interior ki, gali OK ga. Naaku ee PG ki accept chesaa — naa office Begumpet metro station ki 800 meters, naa salary entry-level (Rs 32000 net), savings priority.
Naa peru Madhava Sharma. Age 26. Naaku Vijayawada nunchi B.Tech 2014 lo, ippudu Hyderabad lo software developer Yatri Technologies firm lo (fictional). Naaku Hyderabad ki transferred November 2017 ki, ee PG joined ki December 18.
PG ki residents 14 ga — gentlemen-only, mostly working professionals 25-35 age. Owner family ki son Hyderabad lo, aame daughter Bangalore. Iyer-gaaru personally PG run chesthaaru, aayana wife Lakshmi-amma kuda assist chestondi.
Diary Entry — December 28, 2017
Naaku ee 10 days lo settle ayyaa. Mess food simple ga (rice, dal, chutney, occasional sambar), gentlemen culture quiet ga. Naaku weekend ki Vijayawada parents tho phone calls regular.
Naaku oka peculiar observation December 27 raathri — naaku 4 AM ki dorm jagaranam ga, raw onion smell strong ga vacchindi room lo. Naaku initially anukunna — kitchen mess hall sambar ki onion preparation morning ga, kaani 4 AM ki kitchen ledu, mess team 5:30 AM ki vasthaaru.
Smell intensifying ga 4:00 to 4:15 AM waraku, tarwatha gradually faded by 4:25 AM. Window outside check chesaa, courtyard empty, no visible source. Naaku final ga sleep paddi, morning ki dismissed.
Diary Entry — January 4, 2018
Smell again. Same time pattern — 4:00 AM ki onset, 4:25 AM ki faded. Naaku alarm set chesi observation chesaa, last 7 nights average.
Naaku Iyer-gaaru ki adigaa morning ki, 'Sir, naa room ki raw onion smell raathri 4 AM ki regular ga. Mee ki context teliyali emaina?'
Aayana face neutral ga. 'Beta, ee building purathana ga, structural quirks normal ga. Plumbing emo, ventilation emo. Mee ki window close chesi try cheyandi.'
Naaku window close chesinappudu kuda smell same ga. Naaku Iyer-gaaru ki update ledu second time, naaku rationalize cheyali — old building, structural quirks.
Diary Entry — January 14, 2018
Smell pattern continues. Naaku ki phone alarm 3:55 AM ki set, observation log starting. Last 10 nights perfect consistency:
Onset: 4:00 AM (within 30 seconds variance)
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Dilsukhnagar Watchman
Peak: 4:08-4:12 AM
Decline: 4:18 AM onward
Cleared: 4:25 AM
Smell consistent ga raw red onion (kanda payaru shallots kaadu, regular Bombay onion). Strong, eye-watering ga, kaani room ki specific source ledu.
Naaku co-resident Rohit ki adigaa next-door Room 5 lo, aayana ki same smell experience teliyaali — aayana cheppaaru, 'Madhava-bhai, naaku ee PG ki 18 months. Smell pattern naaku regular ga, 4 AM. Memu ki accept chesaamu, ee building old eccentricities. Iyer-gaaru ki ekkuva push cheyaali ledu, aayana family original owners 1950s nunchi, aame ki accept ga.'
Memu rendu mandhi PG residents ki adigaa — Suresh Block 1 Room 2, Krishna Murthy Block 1 Room 7. Iddaru same smell experienced. Memu group ga Iyer-gaaru ki morning meeting ki request chesaamu.
Diary Entry — January 17, 2018
Group meeting Wednesday morning 8 AM, mess hall. Memu nalaguru — Madhava (naa), Rohit, Suresh, Krishna Murthy — Iyer-gaaru tho discussion. Lakshmi-amma kuda akkada.
Memu ki cheppaamu — 'Sir, smell pattern manifest ayindi prathi raathri 4 AM. Memu ki structural explanation kaadu enough, mee ki real context ivvali please. Memu rent low ga accept chesaamu, aame quirk implicit ga, kaani memu ki ee bhayam unsettled ga continue cheyaali ledu.'
Iyer-gaaru long pause. Lakshmi-amma aame husband vaipu chusindi. Aayana decision teesukunaaru — disclosure full ga ivvali.
[IYER-GAARU] 'Bhaiyo, memu ki naa story share cheyaali. Ee building 1948 ki construct ayindi, naa father Anantha Krishna Iyer aa year purchase chesaaru oka Mughal-era zamindar family nunchi — aame bankrupt ga ki property liquidated. Aa zamindar family — peru records lo Mirza Akhtar — aame oka small Hyderabadi noble family, aame ki aa property 1880 nunchi.'
[IYER-GAARU] 'Mirza Akhtar family lo 1947-48 lo Police Action lo direct casualties ledu, kaani aame family financial ruin ga, aayana suicide chesaaru property sale tarwatha. Aame ki Hyderabad-style cooking habit unique ga — aayana ki morning ga 4 AM ki onion-based breakfast preparation chesedi, oka traditional dish "khageena" — onion-egg scramble. Aayana ki aame ritual sacred ga, aayana 65 years aa habit, aayana 8 AM breakfast ki everyone ki aa preparation share chesedi household ki.'
[IYER-GAARU] 'Aayana 1948 December lo aa final week — property sale finalized, aayana family Bombay vaipu shift cheyaali — aayana morning ga 4 AM ki aame onion preparation last time chesaaru. Aayana ki aame habit interrupt aithondi, aayana aame ritual completion lekapothe family disgrace ga felt aame ki. Aayana suicide aa morning ki aa kitchen lo — knife self-inflicted, aayana onion preparation incomplete ga.'
[IYER-GAARU] 'Naa father purchase tarwatha aame kitchen demolish chesaaru, aame area ki small bedroom converted, aame ki Room 4 ga renamed (current Madhava room). Aame onion smell pattern 1948 nunchi continuous ga, naa father observed, naa father age lo accept chesaaru aame eccentricity ga.'
[IYER-GAARU] 'Memu ki ritual cleansing cheyali ledu official ga, naa father Tamil Brahmin tradition ki different culture ga aame Mirza Akhtar Sufi tradition ki, aame ki pavitrata (purity) ki proper cleansing aame community priest dwara cheyali. Naa father ki contact ledu aa community ki, memu ki aame skipped. Memu PG run chesthamu 1965 nunchi (post father's passing), kaani aame cleansing pending.'
[ROHIT] 'Sir, mee yenduku ee 76 years aame skipped?'
[IYER-GAARU] 'Beta, naa father generations ki Mirza Akhtar family contact ledu, memu ki aame community access ledu. Memu ki PG running operational ki priority, aame ritual money-time investment expensive ga. Naa generation ki aame oka inherited compromise ga accepted, naa son next generation ki ee burden transfer aithondi mostly. Memu ki aame ritual conduct cheyali ane decision pending decades ga.'
[MADHAVA - naa] 'Sir, mee ki memu support cheyali ee initiative ki. Memu pay extra ga ee ritual ki — Rs 5000 collective contribution residents ki, oka Sufi cleric Hyderabad lo locate cheyaali. Memu ki Charminar area lo Sufi communities active ga, contacts trace cheyali.'
[IYER-GAARU] 'Beta, mee ki gratitude. Naa age 70s lo, naaku aa ritual mund take cheyaali aame initiative ga.'
Diary Entry — February 1, 2018
Memu PG residents collectively Rs 22000 contributed ga (Rs 5000 each from 4 of us, plus Iyer-gaaru Rs 2000). Iyer-gaaru research lo Hyderabad lo Mirza Akhtar family descendants Bombay lo settled ga, aame ki contact established email dwara — aame current head Mirza Saleem-bhai, age 60, Bombay lo medical practitioner.
Saleem-bhai ki phone discussion Iyer-gaaru chesaaru. Aayana family ki teliyali aame Hyderabad property history complete ga, aayana great-grandfather Mirza Akhtar suicide context full ga. Aayana ki acknowledgment family ki release ga apparent. Aayana ki Hyderabad ki visit travel scheduled February 10 to 12.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Charminar Madhyarathri Bike
Diary Entry — February 11, 2018
Sunday yesterday. Mirza Saleem-bhai Hyderabad ki vacchaaru, aame son Mirza Yusuf-bhai (age 35) tho. Aame Charminar area lo aame community contact through, oka senior Sufi cleric, peru Hazrat Akbar Pasha-saheb (age 75), aame ki ritual cleansing kosam visit chesindi.
Sunday afternoon 2 PM ki memu Devanagari Lodge ki gathered. Iyer-gaaru, Lakshmi-amma, memu nalaguru residents, plus Mirza family father-son, plus Sufi cleric, plus aame two assistants. Total 11 people aa Room 4 lo (naa room) gathered.
Pasha-saheb ki ritual proceedings 90 minutes ki conducted. Memu ki Telugu translation Iyer-gaaru ichaaru — aayana Urdu and Telugu both fluent ga. Ritual content acknowledgment ga: Mirza Akhtar peru properly invoked, aayana family final breakfast preparation honored, aayana suicide regretted by family acknowledgment ga, aame property transition Iyer family ki ki acceptance ga, mutual ga generations ki blessing ga. Sufi music brief ga, attar (rose perfume) sprinkled, prayer offered.
Pasha-saheb cheppaaru ritual end ki — 'Sahab, ab Mirza Akhtar ki rooh ko aaraam mile. Yeh ghar mein ab woh apni rasm karne ki zaroorat nahi rahegi. Ye saaf ho gaya hai.' (Sir, ippudu Mirza Akhtar aame soul ki shaanti dorikindi. Ee ghar lo aayana ki aame ritual perform cheyali ledu inka. Ee saaf ayindi.)
Memu ki aame closure feel ga. Mirza Saleem-bhai Iyer-gaaru ki hug ga.
Diary Entry — February 18, 2018
Last 7 days observation. Smell absent ga prathi raathri 4 AM ki. Naaku alarm continued, naa monitoring confirmed.
PG residents ki normal continued. Memu ki aa pattern broken, building ki normalcy returned. Iyer-gaaru naaku oka thank-you note personal ga ichaaru — 'Beta, mee initiative tho memu 76-year delay corrected. Naa father generations ki credit, kaani memu ki final implementation. Pavitrata building ki restored.'
Naaku ee diary maintenance continue cheyaali ee event documentation kosam. PG name actual ga retain (Devanagari Lodge), residents names retain. Future readers ki context. Naaku PG continue cheyaali — naa office convenient ga, rent stable ga.
Final Diary Entry — November 28, 2018
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Hyderabad
Naaku Hyderabad nunchi Bangalore ki transfer notification received last week. Naa company expansion ga, naaku Bangalore ki promotion. Naaku November 30 ki PG nunchi exit. 11 months stayed total Devanagari Lodge lo.
Naa diary aa almirah back shelf lo leaving — naa ki memory ga retain cheyaali ledu personal ga, kaani document ga preserve cheyaali next residents ki. Iyer-gaaru ki cheppaledu specifically, kaani diary inclusion intentional ga.
Naaku ee experience oka teaching ga — purathana buildings purathana memories carry chestaayi. Original residents ki pavitrata (purity) ki ritual acknowledgment cheyali, generations dwara silent ga skip kaadu. Money-time priorities decisions chestaayi, kaani structural-spiritual obligations skip aithondi memory dwara hold ga.
Sayonara, Devanagari Lodge.
— Madhava Sharma
Pratik diary content tho naaku contacted February 20 ki. Naaku aame ki adigaa — "Pratik, mee PG ki December 2023 ki joined, mee ki onion smell pattern observation untaadha?"
[PRATIK - via WhatsApp text] "Sai-anna, naaku December 12 nunchi 2 months ee PG lo. Smell pattern absent. Iyer-gaaru ippudu age 80 emo, aayana wife Lakshmi-amma 75, aame son Hyderabad lo bank manager retire ki near. PG normal ga run aithondi. Naaku Madhava-anna diary discovery casual ga ayindi cleaning lo, naaku content ki shock register. Naaku aame story raasaali ani feel — Lighted Tales platform ki convey kosam. Mee ee story carry cheyaali, naaku permission ivvaa."
Naaku Pratik ki agreement ga. Aame original diary scanned PDF naa archive lo preserved. Naaku Iyer-gaaru ki phone lo verification call February 21 ki, aayana voice slow ga kaani memory clear ga. Aayana 2018 ritual confirm chesaaru, aayana current age 80 lo aa event aame chivari significant family-spiritual milestone ga acknowledged. Aayana naaku — "Beta, Madhava ki naa kosam thank-you message ivvali emo, aayana ippudu Bangalore lo, aayana initiative lekapothe naa generation aa burden silent ga next gen ki transfer aithondi." Naaku Madhava-gaaru contact information limited ga, kaani Pratik ki LinkedIn search dwara aayana current Bangalore profile dorikindi, naaku phone call established March 2 ki — aayana ee story publication okay ga, aayana current life Bangalore lo settled ga, aayana wife and one daughter age 4.
Mirza Akhtar memorial — Iyer family aa ritual post 2018 nunchi maintained ga, prathi February 11 anniversary ga oka small private acknowledgment, family-internal. Mirza Saleem-bhai aame Bombay nunchi emails dwara family-to-family contact regular ga, aayana son Yusuf-bhai ki kuda Hyderabad visit ki encouragement.
Devanagari Lodge ippudu run aithondi. Iyer family next-generation transfer planning lo, kaani PG stable ga.
Pavitrata — purity — oka concept abstract kaadu, spaces ki kuda. Mirza Akhtar manishi ritual incomplete ga, aame property transitions lo silent ga skipped. Iyer family inherited aa skip 1948 nunchi, generations ki accept chesaaru. Madhava Sharma 2018 lo residents ki collective initiative tho aame ritual catalysed chesaaru. Pavitrata restoration aame manishi memory ki proper acknowledgment, generation gap traverse cheyaali, family-to-family contact through.
Author's note
Begumpet Habsiguda border area Hyderabad lo pre-Independence colonies undi, naaku 2019 lo Bonalu coverage time aa side multiple visits. 1940s era buildings Mughal-Hyderabadi noble families ki property ga, post-1948 Police Action transitions complex ga. Tamil Brahmin community Hyderabad lo 1950s nunchi settled ga, property purchases aa decade lo common ga. Mirza Akhtar character fictional, kaani aame archetype — Hyderabadi noble family bankruptcy post-1948 — chala documented historians dwara, A.G. Noorani works lo references. Onion-based "khageena" dish real ga, Hyderabadi Muslim breakfast tradition ga. Pavitrata (purity) oka concept abstract kaadu — buildings ki memory, manishi rituals carry cheyaali generations ki, money-time priorities skip cheyaali ledu. Madhava Sharma character fictional ga real Madhava kaadu, kaani aame archetype — observant young professional, group initiative driver — aalanti residents PG lo memorable ga. Pratik ki naaku WhatsApp interaction tho diary access ki gratitude. Mee ki Hyderabad lo old colony PGs lo, alanti pre-Independence buildings lo, similar smell or sound patterns observation untaadha? Comments lo cheppandi.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
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Original Telugu horror fiction. Folk-source material where referenced is public domain.
Modern characters, apartments, companies, and phone numbers are fictional.
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