Prince Rahim Aga Khan and Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan visit the Aga Khan Hostel, Hyderabad and the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad

On 27 July 2024, Prince Rahim Aga Khan and Prince Aly Muhammad Aga Khan visited the Aga Khan Hostel, Hyderabad and the Aga Khan Academy Hyderabad in India, where they were warmly welcomed by students and staff.

The all-boys hostel, established in 1955, serves as a home away from home for more than 90 students, enabling students access to quality education. It also provides them with a safe residential environment, along with academic, co-curricular and socio-emotional support.

During their time at the hostel, Prince Rahim and Prince Aly Muhammad interacted with students, which was followed by a student-led tour of the facilities. The students also performed a traditional “Garba” dance and presented several projects, including the “Each One Plant One” initiative, where students planted and nurtured fruit-bearing plants, such as custard apple, guava and more, on the hostel’s premises. ?

Following their visit to the hostel, Prince Rahim and Prince Aly Muhammad went to the Academy, where the students guided them on a tour of the 100-acre campus. Students also performed a traditional “Kuchipudi” dance and interacted with the guests, discussing their educational experiences and aspirations.

The Academy, established in 2013, is a co-educational, residential, International Baccalaureate (IB) World School with a multicultural student body of more than 750 students from countries around the world, including India, Syria, Afghanistan, Canada, Germany, Tajikistan, Taiwan and more.

To conclude the visits to both the hostel and the Academy, students presented Prince Rahim and Prince Aly Muhammad with their artwork as a token of their appreciation.