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Hyderabad
is also an ideal place for the spiritually inclined people
too, because it houses many of the temples like, Bull
Temple, Gavi Gangadhareswara Cave Temple, ISKON Temple,
Shiva Temple, the Someshwara Temple, Venkataramanaswamy
Temple.
History
The
city had its humble beginning in a mud fortress built by
Kakatiyas of Warangal in the 11th centuary AD
on a hill called Golconda. In the 14th century,
Golconda went to the possession of Bahamani kings. From
1518 to 1687 Qutub Shahi kings ruled Golconda.
The
city has had its ups and downs. After the fall of the
Qutub Shahis to the Mughal power, it was ruined and
neglected. Between 1687 and 1724, it remained under Mughal
control. In 1724 the Mughal Governor, Nizam-ul-Mulk
started building the city wall.
Muhammed
Quli Qutub Shah was the actual founder of the present day
Hyderabad. Golconda's overcrowding and water shortage
forced the king to lay the foundations of a new city that
he named Bhagyanagar after his Hindu courtesan Bhagmati.
The name was changed to Hyderabad when she became his wife
and changed her name to Haider Mahal.
When Aurangazeb invaded Golconda, Hyderabad was
blossoming with palaces and gardens of the Qutub Shahis.
With the arrivals of Mughals, Asaf Jahis became the rulers
of Golconda and developed the city by adding palaces,
gardens, educational and social institutions, public
buildings etc. In 1798 Nizam II, the second Asaf Jahi
ruler, signed a treaty with the British East India Company
that resulted in stationing British troops nearby. The
British chose a place near Hussain Sagar and became
instrumental in building Secundarabad, the twin city of
Hyderabad.
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Hyderabad
is a beautiful tourist destination, Hyderabad has a host
of tourist attractions such as Char Minar, Mecca Masjid,
Salar Jung Museum, Golconda Fort, Falaknuma Palace, Sri
Venkateswara Temple, Birla Planetarium, Osmania
University, Hussain Sagar, Nehru Zoological Park and the
Qutub Shahi Tombs. The city has other attractions in its
modern five star hotels, shopping malls eating places and
entertainment facilities.
Hyderabad
is also an ideal place for the spiritually inclined people
too, because it houses many of the temples like, Bull
Temple, Gavi Gangadhareswara Cave Temple, ISKON Temple,
Shiva Temple, the Someshwara Temple, Venkataramanaswamy
Temple.
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Hyderabad
- The Pearl City Of India
Hyderabad
is famous for its minarets and its pearl bazaar.
Pearls from all over the world are said to come to
Hyderabad because the artisans here are skilled in
piercing and stringing pearls without damaging them.
The city's gypsy tribes called 'Lambadas' and 'Banjaras'
are known throughout the country for their colourful
costumes and Hyderabadi cuisine is much sought
after.
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Hyderabad
- The City Of Two Aspects
The
city being cosmopolitan is richly endowed with a variety
of cultures. While Muslim people are concentrated more
towards the old city like Charminar, Secunderabad has got
a more contemporary look with a concentration of
Anglo-Indians. The city of Hyderabad presents an
attractive amalgam of old world charm together with the
ebullience of growth and enterprise. Beautiful old
edifices built in the medieval, Mughal, Colonial and Indo-Saracenic
styles abound, rubbing shoulders with large glass and
chrome temples of commerce.
IT
Influence
Hyderabad
is called as the second Silicon Valley in India after
Bangalore. Hyderabad has a Software Technology Park with
leading industries like Intergraph, UUNET, TCS, Wipro,
Baan, Satyam, Park International, etc.
Making
Of The Twin City - Secunderabad
In
1798, a subsidiary alliance for military and political
cooperation was signed between the Nizam and the British
East India Company. Thereafter an area north of what is
now the Hussain Sagar Lake was established as a
cantonment. The area was named Secunderabad after the then
Nizam, Sikander Jah. Both Hyderabad and Secunderabad grew
together and have now merged. An imaginary line drawn
across the Tank bund is still used to distinguish the two
cities.
Hyderabadi
Cuisine
Hyderabad's
400-year-old culinary history, like its culture, is
unmatched by any other state in India. In fact Hyderabad
was known for the spectacular way its aristocracy
entertained. Of all the Muslim cuisine, Hyderabadi is the
only cuisine of the sub-continent that can boast of a
major vegetarian element. This has much to do with the
local influences. Considering that the elite of the
erstwhile Hyderabad state came from the north of India and
was almost entirely Muslim, this is a little surprising.
The nation's vegetarians, of course, stand to gain by it.
Some
of the salient features of Hyderabadi food are the key
flavours of coconut, tamarind, peanuts and sesame seeds.
The key spice is chilli, which is used in abundance and is
the reason for the sobriquet "Dynamite Food".
Other culinary delights of Hyderabad include 'Gosht',
which is kid or baby goat, and is more or less, synonymous
with Hyderabadi food. 'Murgh', which is chicken, is the
second favourite. When it comes to gosht, Hyderabadis
prize the meat of the male goat.
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