Truly my hyd has changed beyond compare. but the beauty rests in the reality that the chamak of hyd lies in its vintage buildings and deccani bol. kitta bhi karo, akir hyderabad ka jan can’t be stilled.It silently winks at you as you stream aross the city even as a visitor reminding me of my early life. Today I am in Blore, but i miss my hyd and its many charms…the walk on tank bund, the flight of steps to birla mandir, the smell of henna at patharghatti, the vast expanse of parade grounds and vanishing skyline of the city and my mirchi bajji in chintalbasti or lassi in sultanbazar.oh khuda..its simply unbearbale.

Hyd in all essence is beyond compare…be it urdu, telugu or the aura of the british…khuda ka laakh laakh shukr. buri nazr se hyd ko salamath rakhe hamesha.

born and brought up in hyd…
living since 27 years in Hyderabad.

sad but true….there is Ethnic cleansing going on in Old city after riots! in 91, residents relocated themselves in city from Old city to Outskirts.

on development Par its great in twin cities(posh localities)… but Old city remains in same shape with over flowing drains.
i can blame both People and political parties

really hate the way coastal people show their Attitude! nowadays as if they are the people who developed the city and AP. and they have no respect for Telangana.the fact that i am not supporter of any political party or any community. but native of Hyderabad.

yaha pey ladne nahi aya my… khali sach bolne ke liye aya!

honest and true report!

Pakka Telangana!
pakka hyderabadi!

I was born in 78. Its been 30 years. Hyderabad was rock solid for the first 20 years. 98-99……………..the wheels started to roll.

Then: Old City = Charminar, shalibanda, aliabagh, mangalhat………….

Then: New City = Koti, Abids, Nampally, Basheerbagh, Tankbund.

Now: Old City =Koti, Abids, Nampally, Basheerbagh, Tankbund.

Now: New City= Khairathabad, Panjagutta, Begumpet,Banjarahills, Jubilee Hills, Madhapur, Gachhibowli, Mehdipatnam……

The Center has moved. People used to start at 9 in the morning to reach Secretariat, MCH office, LIC, RBI, AG Office, Telephone Bhavan, Aykar Bhavan…..

Now, people start at ANY time to reach Cyber Tower, Mindspace, Cyber pearl, Madhapur, Gacchibowli, Banjara hills, Jubliee hills.

For Hindi Movies: Sapna, Santosh,Maheswari, Parameswari, Ramakrishna. ( Fulllllllll Blackkkkkkkk). 7 Track sterophonic sound system and blah.

Now, For Hindi Movies: Go any where. Good Mini theaters. PVR, Prasads, Sensation, Adlabs….

All my tenants were people from Andhra working in and around secretariat area. Now, most of my tenants are young chaps working in Hi-Tech city.

Shopping?? Chermas / Big Shot / Hollywood / METRO ……Big Names. Now?? Levis, Pepe outlets, Central, GVK, Lifestyle……Lots in and around AmeerPet.

Talk abt Ameerpet. Its a mini silicon valley.

Yeah, as someone said, people started to move in and settled around the actual city. Vanastalipuram, DSNR, KPHB……..and alot of places. Most of the residents r telugu speaking in there areas.

Auto Drivers: They never knew that there is a language called Telugu in 80s and early 90s. Now, thanks to the telugu film industry which has developed in the city, telugu is now finally accepted by the Auto Drivers.

Good to see that people from all over the country are moving in, and good to see that Hyderabad still retains its own Nawabi style with Urdu and Telugu going together.

One thing didnot change. Thank God. The Cafe culture, the Osmania biscuit , Chand Buiscuit, Tie Biscuit, Lukmi, the ever hot Biryani, ……arey yaar, the list goes on. Not to forget, Karachi Bakery.

The city is going in the right way….lets move on with time.

AISICH KAAMA KARAIN TOH PAAPLAR HOTAY.

LADO NAKKO YAARO APAN SABH HYDERABADI HAIN MILKE REHNA USTAAD.

I very well agree with the fact that “Hyderabad is no longer Hyderabadi” The influence of the costal telugus and north indians is sooooo much that the local flavour is really lost.

People are flooding the city.

Though my ancestors are from the cst, my parents are from here, I was born here and Iam living here. (For the past 30 years).
I really pity my city.

For reasons of nostalgia, I visit the old city these days and try to recollect things were long ago. (Not long though - say 10 years)

The reasons for this change is just that the rural areas are not supporting the community there. And this is a problem with all asian citites. I don’t find it a wonder if it is Hyderabad.

People need a better lifestyle and they end up in cities.

I hope there is a solution

though a Bengali, I was born and brought up in Hyderabad. I still work in Hyderabad. In the thirty years of my life, I have seen the massive transition of this great city. Few facts are good and few of them unfortunate. The rapid development in terms of infrastructure and employment has been second to none.
The cost of living has a huge variation within the city. Within a given 5 km range there would be a rental flactuation of 10K which is very undesirable. With due regards to the developmental activities in Hyderabad, I would submit that our city has to go a very long way to accomodate the extra and humble rush of people from allover the country to this city. Looking at the present traffic saturation and the alarming statistice of pollution and vehicular traffic, I feel Hyderabad needs to be more or less rebuilt for the stupendous growth.
I was deligted that early morning, a couple of weeks ago when my father woke me up and gave me the good news that the Greenlands flyover was up and running. However, my heart sank when I had a look at the flyover myself. The very first day of it being operational, this flyover had witnessed a huge traffic jam. It was sheer poor planning which resulted in such a chaotic flyover. I am sure the phase II of the greenlands flyover will narrate the same plight.
If one tries to take stock of the corruption, it has only turned worse with the Police and the law keepers ending up being more frustrated as a result of increased workload and peanut pay checks. Hyderabad has shown all signs of prosperity but needs to reorganise a lot in order to keep up to its culture and development at the same time.
Far away from all this there is a sweet place called Lallaguda. I spent 10 years of my childhood in a school there and I really miss the serenity. I happened to have a bike ride the last week and found that the serenity and the peace is intact. The same trees, the same ground, the same workshop, the same pan dabba and the same john seated in it ofcourse with grey hairs and wrinckles this time.

I love Hyderabad and pray for its betterment. May god bless Hyderabad, may God bless India……phir milenge.

mr.San, what made you think that old city and old way was bad. By most national/indian standards, hyderabad (old and new) is cleaner, better managed. People are welcoming and friendly. Business happens with you regardless of your religion. There is a reason why so many marwaris, gujuratis, controlled the business district in kothi,abids areas. Those are all not muslim businesses. Our city was and is tolerant.