Hyderabad's Nizam: Hunter of 33 Tigers, 'Teess Mar Khan' Born in Pocharam Forests

• Mir Mahbub Ali Khan, the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, was a renowned marksman who hunted 33 tigers in Pocharam forests.
• He earned the title 'Teess Mar Khan' for his fearless hunting, a phrase still used in Indian idioms for bravery.
• A royal rest house built in 1918 near Pocharam Lake, once a luxury center for hunting expeditions, now stands in ruins.
• Pocharam Lake, built by the Nizam for irrigation, is now a haven for migratory birds and crocodiles.
• The former hunting ground is now a protected forest area, home to leopards, sloth bears, nilgai, wild boars, and chinkara.