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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox building
| name = Golden Threshold
| native_name =
| image = Golden thresh hold. heritage blg..JPG
| caption = View of the Golden Threshold in 2013
| architectural_style = Indo-European<ref name="NewIndExp1"/>
| address = [[Nampally, Hyderabad|Nampally]] Station Road, [[Abids]]
| location_town = Hyderabad
| location_country = India
| owner = University of Hyderabad
| current_tenants =
| coordinates = {{coord|17|23|17.82|N|78|28|26.95|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline}}
| construction_start_date =
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}}
The '''Golden Threshold''' is an off-campus annexe of [[University of Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-22 |title=A historic home that shaped education in Hyderabad |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/a-historic-home-that-shaped-education-in-hyderabad/article66763799.ece |access-date=2023-05-27 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> It is named after the renowned Indian poet and political leader [[Sarojini Naidu]]'s eponymous first collection of poems. It is located near [[Nampally, Hyderabad|Nampally]] Station Road, in the [[Abids]] neighbourhood of Hyderabad.

The building was the residence of [[Sarojini Naidu]]'s father [[Aghorenath Chattopadhyay]], the first Principal of [[Hyderabad College]], now Nizam College. During the Chattopadhyay family's residence, it was the centre of many reformist ideas in [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]], in areas ranging from marriage, education, women's empowerment, literature and nationalism. Specifically, the reformist ideas included more power for women in a time where politics in India, especially regional politics, was dominated by men. It also included ideas for involvement of women in the arts field. There were also many restrictions on marriage during this time period that persist to this day, such as inter-religion and inter-caste marriages. These ideas were progressive for the era, but brought a change in urban India over time.<ref name="Sharma2003">{{cite book|last=Sharma|first=Kaushal Kishore |title=Feminism, Censorship and Other Essays|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QSvfYx4zGB4C&pg=PA56|year=2003|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=978-81-7625-373-4|pages=56–57|chapter=Sarojini Naidu: A Preface to Her Poetry}}</ref>

[[File:Sarojini Naidu Ashes.jpg|thumb|The ashes of [[Sarojini Naidu]] kept at Golden Threshold, Hyderabad before immersion]]
Golden Threshold was named after Sarojini Naidu's very first collection of poetry published in 1905. It now houses Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication of [[University of Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication|url=http://www.uohyd.ac.in/index.php/academics/2011-10-27-18-38-04/sarojini-naidu-school-of-arts-a-communication|access-date=12 February 2014}}</ref> The University of Hyderabad has plans to restore the dilapidated structure and transform Golden Threshold into a museum-cum-cultural centre.<ref name="NewIndExp1"/>

== History ==

=== University of Hyderabad (1975-present) ===
In 1974, [[Padmaja Naidu]] had donated it to the government to be used for educational purposes. In 1975, Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] dedicated the Golden Threshold to its current owner, the University of Hyderabad.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-22 |title=A historic home that shaped education in Hyderabad |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/a-historic-home-that-shaped-education-in-hyderabad/article66763799.ece |access-date=2023-05-27 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

The social sciences and humanities programmes were run at the Golden Threshold. These were moved to the main campus in 1988. The Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication ran at the premises till 2003.<ref name="NewIndExp1">{{Cite news |date=2019-11-14 |title=Golden Threshold is all set to be a thriving cultural hub |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/golden-threshold-sarojini-naidu/article29971930.ece |access-date=2023-05-27 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Till recently Golden Threshold was listed as a protected heritage building under the Regulation 13 of the HMDA Act. As the Telangana Heritage Law does not incorporate the HMDA regulation, the Golden Threshold was stripped of its ‘protected’ tag. The building today is in a dilapidated condition.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2019/Aug/28/golden-threshold-vanishing-threshold-of-history-2025876.html|newspaper=The New Indian Express|title=Golden Threshold: Vanishing threshold of history|first=Aihik|last=Sur|date=2019-08-29|access-date=2025-01-07}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Tourist attractions in Telangana]]
[[Category:University of Hyderabad]]
[[Category:Museums in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Educational institutions in India with year of establishment missing]]
[[Category:Sarojini Naidu]]

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Tonyrogers1123 at 05:21, 16 March 2026