Hyderabad is no longer hyderbadi
I guess it’s not a surprise to hear that Hyderabad has changed in the last decade or so. As is the common case with a economically vibrant city, hyderabad attracted a lot of folks from surrounding areas and the population grew tremendously. New people bring their own culture, and hyderabad changed.
Hyderabad used to be a unique city in india in a lot of ways. Back in the 80s/90s,
I guess i can keep listing some of these things, but there was a character to the city. It was not a hustly bustly north indian city, nor it was culturally inward focused south indian town/city. Hyderabadi hindi was different, hyderabadi attitude was different. In short, Hyderabad and hyderabadis, were unique.
Today, the city is centered at Panjagutta, somajiguda, Khairatabad (prasads + ntr garden), begumpet, ameerpet areas. Abids is not crowded. Roads near LB stadium, basheerbagh are relatively free of traffic compared to panjagutta chowrasta. We could drive through sultan bazaar, find parking, get our shopping done with literally no crowds on a weekday evening. We had much harder time parking in hyderabad central. Hindi is accepted these days, but the language of choice is telugu. Very few hindi movies play and even those don’t play for very long. I doubt, if we’ll see sholay run for 365 continuous days in the present day hyderabad or even deewar playing for 100 days.
This hyderabad, feels a lot like a big vijayawada. May be more open and welcoming to all cultures and languages, but it feels like a distinctly telugu city trying to become a metro, than a historical hindu/muslim city that is a cultural bridge.
I guess these changes are good and economic boom is great. I am just being a bit nostalgic. The hyderabadi unique character is now missing in hyderabad. 
July 17th, 2006 at 10:11 pm
i don’t agree that hyderabad is turning out to be telugu or andhra city…Hyderabad is basically a hindu/muslim mixed culture city and without that hyderabad is nothing. it has its own culture and has its own urdu and telugu language which are unique and different. The people who say hyderabad is turning out to be andhra/telugu city are basically not hyderabadis or don’t know hyderabad totally and ignorant of hyderabad culture…Hyderabad is more of cosmopolitan city where there is no regional influences.
July 18th, 2006 at 6:08 pm
Ibrahim
you are entitled to your opinion. But i wrote my observations. I haven’t been living in hyderabad for 15 years, so i am writing as i look back and comparing.
Beyond the passionate statements about me being ignorant, do you have reasons to contradict all the little reasons i gave above?
July 19th, 2006 at 12:41 am
i mean why is he on about religion i mean what that really necessary…. thers annoyance and then there’s just irritability.. some people … are capable of both words in every sense and synonym to the max extent… shocking but true!
July 22nd, 2006 at 1:00 am
IMHO… This morp in Hyd had to happen to be integrated into the global knowledge economy. This is pretty much a “pre-requisite” if you will.
Otherwise, it would evolve into a Beriut or a worse yet a Kabul in the years to come.
Glad to see the Telugu-isation of Hyd.
BTW, Hyd was never even close to a North Indian city (thank god). The hindi is terrible and lacks class. I’d rather listen to a Madrasi speak hindi than a hyderabadi.
July 26th, 2006 at 3:22 am
I have been living in Hyderabad since 1983. I have no choice but agreeing with Ravi on this matter. The demography of Hyderabad (allowing for the relative staticness of the old city) has undergone a full-scale makeover in the last 20 years. Yeah, now even Sardarjis started speaking Telugu fluently. In a corporate college, where I previously worked hundreds of North Indian students were well conversant in The language of the State. Not only Hyderabad, even the surrounding Rangareddi district seems to be fully colonized by Coastal Telugu immigrants. Recently I too heard one of my friends saying in a lighter vein that Hyderabad has become a 10th district of the Coastal Andhra. No doubt, It is well on its way to ceasing to be an Urdu city in future.
July 29th, 2006 at 7:53 pm
I know not if studies agree with me but I feel that that telugu is on the rise in Hyderabad. Regarding the centre of Hyderabad shifting away from Abids/Koti and toward Punjagutta X Roads, one only needs to look at the jewellery stores opened near Punjagutta X Roads. When I was growing up, jewellery stores where concentrated near Gunfoundry/Abids. Folks from all over Hyderabad—and even from outside of Hyderabad—would go there for gold purchases. Similarly, folks were used to going to Abids/Koti to purchase clothes, footwear, electronics…more so, during wedding season. Now, there is no need to go to Abids/Koti if you are living in Kukutpally, Jubilee/Banjara Hills, Ameerpet, Begumpet, Punjagutta, Khairatabad, Masab Tank, etc. I would go to Santosh/Sapna, Maheswari/Parameswari, Ramakrishna 70/35, etc. if I wanted to catch a movie in a decent theatre or if I missed a movie in its first/second week. After the opening of Prasads, HiTech and those in Hyderabad Central, I haven’t even thought about the ones I used to go to before—’til I had to note them here. There are quite a few nice places to dine at now in Masab Tank/Banjara Hills/Punjagutta/Begumpet areas. Ditto, for my alcoholic needs! I find it much more fun to live near Punjagutta than (imagining living) near Abids/Koti. It wasn’t like this for me when growing up. I don’t miss Osmania Hospital, Chaderghat bridge (yuck, that perpetual stench), Gowliguda bus depot, etc. If only we could move (build a new) Charminar, just that monument, to somewhere near Madhapur/Gatchi Bowli!
September 2nd, 2006 at 8:05 am
@isha reddy: i agree with you, honey! it’s the ibrahims and the sullimans of the world who have to drag in religion any which way. get a life, guys.
@ ravi: i have been away for 5 years now, and heartily envy my family and friends who are still based in the city. i feel like i’m missing out on a very important and intense period of growth of the city, its diversification and its evolving culture, and your post made me totally homesick. i’m also terrified that maybe when i do visit, it will have changed so much that i’ll feel alienated and lose the sense home that i’ve always carried through the pardes.
i agree that the hyderabad of my university days is not the one that you see today… but it’s home, no ra? it’s all good.
October 29th, 2006 at 1:14 am
hey! is there someone who can tell how to get hold of a map of hyderabad online….i need one to find my way through the city. i’ll be der for da first time. (let me know if u know sumthin other dan da google earth and mapsofindia.com)
cheers,
rkk.
November 11th, 2006 at 11:40 pm
Good article. Made me feel nostalgic…..overall it held my attention until I finished reading all the responses too. However, I wouldn’t want to get into that religious imbroglio.
I was born and brought up in Hyderabad. I was a proud Hyderabadi and knew every “galli n chappa” at the back of my palm. There was a distinct aura about Hyd. The innate soul which is very rare to find in other cities….the language n cultural amalgamation….everything just soooo….Hyderabadi!!!! Name a locality, I had a friend there. Knew exactly which bus traverses what all places.
I left for US in the Fall 1999, and visited in Dec2004…..yes you read it right!! So, I left in Pre-economic boom era, and visited back when Hyd was in the mist of a major transformation. And much to my surprise I noticed some major changes. I felt alienated and out of place in my own city. Yes, Koti, Sultan Bazaar, Abids, Basheerbagh are no more the ‘happening’ places. Instead the focus has shifted to Ameerpet, Panjagutta, Green Land n Begumpet. The soul, the camaraderie and friendliness……all seem to be missing….not my a major extend but the change was distinct. Ppl no more seem to be having time for others. The less I talk about population n pollution, the better. Yes, Hyd was populous back then too, n I thought it couldn’t get any worse then…..well, I was wrong. I couldn’t eat n drink at my favorite ‘dhabas’ n ‘Irani hotels’. Thanks to the hygienic conditions here in US, my body seemed to have lost some of its resistance. Lot of pubs, n lot of ‘pairs’ walking hand-in-hand.
So, over all, some of the changes were good n some not so good. Anyways, Hyderabad ki shaan hamesha unchaa rahe!!! Hail Hyderabad n Hyderabadi culture!!!
November 23rd, 2006 at 10:20 am
Hyderabad has changed. Back in the goodie old days, cycle ricks were kings . now only cycle ricks are found and only cycles are found, even they are in terminal decline.
The city traffic takes the cake. it is chaos everywhere and no one knows where to go and when to move. it is like a pataka shop where the kids will be joined by gals to light the crackers. the bomb goes of everywhere and none knows when the bombs will put their muzzle down. so many vehicles - all kinds from a 15th century vicky moped to ultra modern jazzy car with seven seaters the hottest vehicle in town winning hands down as people’s gaadi (is it daadi?)
Then one must salute rickshaws as they are India’s pride which have attracted global press. there is hardly a space to breathe and lift your leg on the roads. if u lift your leg then your pants and underwear will come down. as for ladies, chee, chee………………na na bol ……..na bol
now for the king of roads - the great road diggers who like the great indian caravan of cows and buffoloes are a law unto themselves. no one can lift their fingers against them and if one does will find his/her clothes being pararaa.
they dig and leave a huge hole vacant so that they can sleep in the night and piss in the morning. later the goats will come and sleep there
traffic cops - dont know how to control the road tamasha, but can control challan collection in whcih they are swift and prompt, collecting hefty maal and later counting all the taal having garama garam chai at a road ka bandi mall
our great city is becoming mega city and has attracted The two Bill’s from USA .it will reach heights the coming days and will soar sky high in worsening traffic chaos and road mess
let us all be proud of our maha mega city Hyderabad ki Jai!!!! bhola ji hyd ki
December 18th, 2006 at 2:09 pm
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January 8th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
Your Blog is Great.
In a city where sab chalta hai, and bindas chalta hai, you have an interesting view.
Whatever may change, Irani chai, Usmania Biscuit and Hyderabadi Biryani, and Haleem will remain the same.
There is one more thing that will not change: Irani chalti phirti chai–if one doesn’t know what is chalti phirti, ask any Irani cafe in Hyderabad.
Alpha Hotel, opp. Secunderabad station, mein to hotaich–ray sab ko chalti phirti chai de.
Best, Hyderabadiz Team
January 25th, 2007 at 11:41 pm
Hi, I came across your blog in my search to find info on Hyderabad. I plan to come work there next month. Can u pls tell me what it wld cost to rent a 1BHK near HITECH city? What do you recommend? Any tips for a first time visitor?
January 31st, 2007 at 3:53 am
Yeah! I saw lot of lungi clad guys in the HITEC city. They also had biris tagged in their ears. Some of them are bare footed. They don’t possess an ounce of decency. They are petty laborers spoiling the image of HITEC city. Madhapur area requires cleansing. Right now it is a ghetto area; standing as a roadblock in the modernization of Hyderabad. And you can see herds of buffalos marching along the Madhapur main road. People urinate on the road side.
March 2nd, 2007 at 6:46 pm
Hey!!
it z a pretty good post.. i think it’s about time that our city and state changes and i m glad that telugu as a language is being recognized in it’s own state. i was born and brought up in hyderbad until i left for canada in 99 and i also went bak to visit in 2004 and i have seen that it has become very clean and beautiful compared to the past.. I didnt see no difference between toronto and hyderabad. Here when i tell people i speak telugu they have no clue that there is a language called telugu that exists and i feel very down.. coz most of the people think india is just north india and they dont reallie mention anything of the south i aint trying to get anyone wrong but this is my own experience .The tamils, gujju, punjabis and many other cultural groups are recognized but telugus arent and i feel very bad about it. As telugu youth only we could solve this problem and i guess we will . Anywayz it was nice to read something about my city after a long time. On sulliman’s post i think hyderabadi is way better than hindi like how people like mumbai tapori style same way lot of people like hyderabadi.. and it does not give u any right to make stupid comments about it.
March 2nd, 2007 at 6:50 pm
ALso, to add on to my post wa makes one indian superior or better . Everyone is the same i went to north india the capital city Delhi and i saw in 2004 there were crowds of buffalos and people taking a shyt on the side of the road and gurls half naked and clubbing and all sorts of thing is that what you could call indian culture as far as i m knowledge it aint indian.
May 9th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
I agree with preethi’s point of view but the problem of the so called “voilation” of the indian culture exists not only in jus norhtern states but in southern cities like hyderabad (banjara hills/clubs),b’lore etc.The point of this thread i guess is to focus on not the “degradation of the indian culture” or north/south bashin, but more on how the city has changed for the better (my opinion).Hyderabad is a city where the new comes in a unique blend with the old, there by still having the nostalgic aroma of the Nizam city.
As far as Mr.Prajnan Das’s post goes, last i checked W.bengal had one of the biggest ghettos in South asia and was still a part of india, his post reminds me of a ol english sayin ” people in glass houses should not throw stones at others”.It is easy to point out the cities falacies but is it so hard to see the good ??
I am proud to be a hyderbadi and is not the same time ashamed of other states in India either .
June 9th, 2007 at 1:59 pm
Hi all,
Hyderabad is forever hyderabad in the views of Muslim and Hindu mixed culture, Mixed Hindi and Telugu languages, North indian population and north culture, colonies. Unique hindi in country, Unique City in South India for languages.And unique Old City mentality(Pakistani), Dirty Politics of Old City, Poor traffic sense of Hyderabad, Poor Administration of GHMC, and many are unique for Hyderabad.
Before 90’s the Central Business District was Old City, Nampally, Abids, Afzalgunj, Koti, Secunderabad… Now CBD Changed to Punjagutta, Ameerpet, Begumpet, Kukatpally, Dilsukhnagar. The reason is more colonies and settlements are took place in outskirts of old city now non-old city.The areas developed because of the people came down to HYD from Coastal andhra who faces difficulty speaking Hindi are unable to make business at Old city or old CBD.
And these Coastal people are intelligent in business and holding much wealth, so they built their own CBD. Now the Hyderabad’s 70% wealth and business is centralised in the hands of Coastal people. 90% of Software Proffessionals are Coastal people, 60% population of HYD are migrated from Coastal from 1950. These people are commanding the Business, Employment, Political and Industry. 90% high level employees of Secretariat like offices are Coastals only attnders, clerks, low grade staff are Hyderabadi’s.
Vanastalipuram, KPHB, ECIL Miyapur, BHEL areas are filled with these people.
So, Hyderabad is chaging it’s face as Coastalabad.
August 20th, 2007 at 10:31 am
@San:
“And unique Old City mentality(Pakistani), Dirty Politics of Old City, Poor traffic sense of Hyderabad, Poor Administration of GHMC, and many are unique for Hyderabad.”
Did you ever visit Hyderabad? If no, you need to visit Hyderabad and learn more before you could write about it.. Regarding your comments on old city mentality… that shows your hatred towards a religion. You need to learn to respect your fellow citizens. Who gave you right to relate people of old city (or any other area) to another country? Thats a childish comment… Grow up San!
And before going about declaring who is intelligent and who is not… First prove your intelligence and give citations or references to support all the figures you mentioned in your respose (I am not against people of a particular area of state). But did you conduct any survery? or Do you have a survey report from an authentic source?
“Dirty Politics of Old City”???? I wonder how different is the politics of other areas (in San’s point of view)… is that clean and pius?
August 21st, 2007 at 3:32 pm
Hi friends!
Really nice to share views on our own shehar e-hydera’baad
i agree with Farooq Bhai’s point of View,@San grow up,
no one should bring Religion in between..i hope purpose of this blog
to share good and some speacial moments of city!!
Na Hindu Hai Na Muslamaan..
tu tho hai Insaan,
few people like San will definetly spoil name of hyderabad,where
religious tollarance was fine example set by nizam’s era.. most of high profile people was working for nizam was hindu.hindu muslim unity is one of beautifull aspects of hyderabad.
but when i come to Language i would say Urdu was langauge of Hyderabad and it will be retianed till centuries..no telugu can wipe out urdu from city.appriciatable to learn diffrent lang,i d’t degrade any lang here but the identity of city is its lang…culture and traditions,no costal or rayalsema can change.
say with proud i’m Hyderabadi.
August 23rd, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Yo! Mama! all comments are cool, except for 1 or 2. Mera Hyderabad is changing better or worse…those days will not come and thats real. Woh log, woh batein and woh sham will be missed forever. I have seen this swift change sweeping and more and more people moving into the city is diluting Hyderabadi culture. Most of us have moved on in our lives so has Hyderabad. No regrets but pleasant and sweet memories…. as Jagjit Singh’s gazal…woh kagaz ki kishti woh barish ka pani ….lauta do mera bachpan….ka sawan…..
August 26th, 2007 at 1:13 am
Yes, no regrets but pleasant memories. Good words kiyamiya.
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.
October 6th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
i love this thing about hyderabad.. you just have to say that somajiguda is more crowded than Abids and you have a situation in hand… .I was born and brought up in Hyderabad.. studied in Bhavans Jubilee Hills when there was only one bus connecting it to the city and any thing beyound JNTU was like a jungle… and 10-15 years of staying away from it seem to make it a life time lost!!!! cant drive on the once empty roads… no parking space.. and know what??? the auto guys almost demand to te paid in dollars!!! lets analyse this… is this the hyderabadi dream or is it mr Babus efforts? what ever…. once a hyderabadi is always a hydreabadi… by the way. .i stay in India and serve the Indian Navy and my course has incrediable SIX hyderabadis.. we screw the shit out of every body with our hyderabadi hindi… maalum?
November 12th, 2007 at 6:57 am
Hi guys. I very much opine the same. Infact I identify my feelings for Hyderabad more when I happened to read the space by Preethi.
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.
November 17th, 2007 at 12:51 am
Hello Dronamraju,
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
December 19th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
no wounder what every body out there thinks but me being a pakka hyderabadi i love my city and proud of hyderabadi deccani language (how, nakko, kaiku). you will find every hotel with a gand who will come to the hotel daily drinking irani 1/2 chai spend alteast 2 hours) the best part is when one has to call his friend mama shaam ko hotel pe aaja baath karinge. damid i miss that.
LADO NAKKO YAARO APAN SABH HYDERABADI HAIN MILKE REHNA USTAAD.
January 9th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Yessss!!! No Doubt, Hyderabad has changed.
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.
January 9th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
One more line abt my city….. the famous song i remember when i speak abt this city.
If u r born in Hyderabad or grown-up in this city then…………
“Na Hindu banega tu Musalmaan banega. Insaan ki Aulaad hain Insaan hi Banega”. Milkay Rahengay yaaro aur khush rahengay aur hyderabad ka naam roshan karengay.
January 9th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
completely Agree with dronam Raju Hyderabad has changed….
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!
May 22nd, 2008 at 4:02 am
All the comments here pushed me into a hall of nostalgia. Several years ago, i grew up in musheerabd. i enjoyed the joys of the neighbourhood and attended local schools Joy Bells, St Xaviers and Menonite Brethren HS. Today’s Lepakshi Showroom there was my house–it was a govt quarters with a whole lot of rooms and bigcourtyard with mango and neem trees making a lovely canopy.
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.