Hyderabad

HYDER= Brave ABAD= The living, The prospering, The Happy. We have 2 Era's in Hyderabad history, pre Chandrababu Naidu, post Babu Naidu in pre Babu we have Golconda Fort, Charminar, Mecca Masjid, Masab Tank, Hussain Sagar, Parade Grounds, Abids, Nampally, Secundrabad, Toli Mosque, Begumpet, Osmania University, Salarjung Museum, Birla Mandir, Toli Masjid, Legislative Assembly, etc., There was a man Hussain Shah Wali, people were dying from lack of water and draught and they went to this pious man Hussain Shah Wali to give them solution, he was hardworking, he took with him 400 men and women and started digging a man made pond when the pond was ...  Read the complete review

India assaults your senses. It's a cliché, but it's true nonetheless. Step out of the plane, and there?s a definite change?everything: smell, heat, noise, all these things are different. You've left Europe behind and you?ve stepped into another, older, world. Different rules apply, different customs. And that's just the airport! Wait 'til you get outside! Arriving in Hyderabad towards the start of the city's business day, we were thrust directly into the maelstrom of an Indian rush hour. The cars the hotel had sent to meet my two companions and myself were tiny and apparently had no air-conditioning. They were also ...  Read the complete review

Hyderabad, now part of India was initially a separate state when Pakistan was made. It did not actually belong to India or Pakistan. However, the city of Hyderabad is now a part of India. Hyderabad Dhakan is well known for its accent, the Char Minar and its food. Hyderabadi cuisine is loved throughout the Asian subcontinent. Food such as 'Kache gosh biriyani' (biriyani made of mutton that has been marinated in special spices before being cooked in the rice), 'Baghare baigan' (a slightly sour but hot curry made using aubergines), 'Pasanda' (mutton cooked in a special mild curry)and 'Khalaakhun' (a special sweet made using ...  Read the complete review

Hyderabad or Hyderabad Deccan as it is sometimes known is found in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. If you want a ‘different’ place to visit in India other than Bombay, Shimla,hill stations in Northern India etc, then Hyderabad is definitely different. It is situated more or less in central southern part of India. It is not a hill station of picturesque beauty but a modern thriving city full of charms and surprises. This is where BIRYANI originates from and believe me you will not taste such authentic 'Hyderabadi biryani' anywhere outside Hyderabad, made with pure saffron and basmati rice!! (apart from home cooked biryani in peoples ...  Read the complete review