Hyderabad, Jan. 25 -- Today, the long stretch around KBR National Park in Jubilee Hills is infamous for traffic congestion, with smooth rides limited to early mornings or late nights after peak hours. Not too long ago, however, the area was a very different world altogether. The park once served as a private retreat for the Nizams of Hyderabad. For Prince Azmet Jah, often referred to as the 'ninth' Nizam, KBR Park is remembered simply as a "private garden."

Azmet Jah is the oldest son of Prince Mukarram Jah Bahadur, the eight Nizam of Hyderabad (1967-71), who held the title for four years until the titles were abolished by the Indian government. Mukarram Jah was the oldest grandson of Mir Osman Ali Khan, the seventh (and technically last...