Living Hyderabad

Hyderabad is not just a city but an institution, a cult, an idea, a desire, and a way of life. Since its inception by Sultan Kuli Kutb Shah, the city has lived to its promise, and the Sultan’s prayer, of being a place that house people of different ethnicities and religions. This blog is an attempt to provide a lively Hyderabad experience to the Hyd'badi Diaspora who live miles away to earn livelihood, but nonetheless miss the city every moment and carry the nostalgia deep within their heart.

Saturday, December 02, 2006

Begumpet Airport
Seen below are the pictures of the domestic terminal of Hyderbad airport (located in Begumpet). This airport may soon become defunct after the new international airport (currently under construction in the outskirts, at Shamshabad) becomes operational sometime in 2008.

The Begumpet airport houses both domestic and international terminals; both these terminals are named after well known congressmen. The domestic gets is name after son-of-the-soil and ex Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Late N T Rama Rao, while the international is named after ex Prime Minister, Late Rajeev Gandhi (who himself was once a commercial pilot with Indian Airlines). I apologize for somewhat hazy pictures. Click the images for enlarged view.



Monday, November 06, 2006

Rocks and Hills


Nature has decorated Hyderabad with striking rock-scape and sporadic hill-plateaus. Seen above in the picture is the notable Banjara Hills, which over a period of time has attained heavy covering of the concrete jungle. Also seen in the picture is a well-maintained garden being overlooked by the Hills. The picture was taken on a foggy morning from Lakdi-ka-pul flyover.

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Golconda Fort: The Undying Magnificence

In the outskirts of the city, the Golconda Fort still stands tall, confidently as ever, without worrying about its ruins, but in fact feeling proud of the marvelous history is has had. This confidence is further fueled by the fact that daily thousands of people come and appreciate the grandiose and majestic fort; the fort that has seen history being created, but is not yet willing to become a history itself.

Have a look at some nice candid shots of the fort taken by a friend of mine: