Eminent writer, ex-civil servant Narendra Luther passes away
An IAS officer of the 1955 batch who retired as chief secretary of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, Luther is an eminent historian of Hyderabad, who wrote extensively about its history and culture
By Sruthi Vibhavari| Updated: 19th January 2021 5:37 pm IST Among Luther s popular publications are ‘Hyderabad: A Biography’, ‘Prince, Poet, Lover, Builder, Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah .
Hyderabad: Former civil servant and prominent city-based historian, Narendra Luther passed away on Tuesday of respiratory arrest. He was 89. Luther was suffering from urosepsis and was undergoing treatment at the Care Hospitals, Banjara Hills.
An IAS officer of the 1955 batch who retired as chief secretary of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, he is an eminent historian of Hyderabad, who wrote extensively about its history and culture and has 14 books to his credit. Among his popular publications are ‘Hyderabad: A Biography’, ‘P