Hyderabadaan...

It is now two years in the city but every time you venture out it has something interesting in store for you. The city has some of the funniest dialects of hindi spoken in India. The incredulous habbit of adding "AAN" to any hindi word and speaking it in their unique way makes for some very interesting and funny hearing. Often you cant stop smiling after a conversation with the local auto driver because of the over dose of Hyderabadan hindi. "Dost" becomes "Dostaan" and "Charminar" becomes "Charminaraan" and the list goes on. On one very funny occasion during my visit to the city ,saw an old uncle scolding a kid for running behind the piegeons in Mecca Masjid. The dialogue delivered was " Tu kiski Aulaadan hain re...Kabotaraan ko Khana nahin khane dete". I could not control but burst into peals of laughter without making the old man embaressed. Other escapades have also brought many funny incidences especially the awesome songs played by the autodrivers. Your eardrums would need some repair once you step out of the auto.

The city inspite of the tremendous advances in IT and other sectors has kept its old world charm intact. From sky scrappers in Hi-Tech city to the bylanes of the old city, it has something to offer to everybody. No wonder people from all economic backgrounds can easily accomodate in the city very unlike Bangalore and Chennai. Hyderabad is quite unlike other towns in this part of India. Its lineage belonging to the days of Nizams as well as the flourishing trading community thriving here from all parts of India makes it different from other towns of A.P and south india. Jawaharlal Nehru once rightly commented that Hyderabad and not New Delhi should have been the capital of India because here you find the perfect confluence of many communities from India living in perfect harmony.

Other places worth visiting apart from the old city are the Birla Mandir and the Rabindra Bhavan. It has been an honour of late to see some of the finest performances by Indian artists in that place. Talking about the food you have to explore the city beyond the McD's and Pizza huts. Three things unique about the city are the irani chai, baked biscuits and the omnipresent hyderabadi biryani. However to be honest i still prefer the awadhi style of biryani. The best place to have biryani according to my view is Shadab which worth a visit.

Two years just flew by in the city. But everytime when you venture out in the city the essence of the city remains the same. For a small town kid like me, i still have fondness for the old hyderabad as compared to the urban and suave Banajara hills and the boring shopping malls.

P.S: Any thing about Hyderabad can not be complete without the shayari. Enjoy this amazing piece of work by some great shayar from the city :)

Hatha Main Hath Milake,
Hatha Main Hath Milake,
Anguthi Chura Ke Chali Gayi,
Abhi Gale Milne Ko aari,
Kya Karati Ki Kya ki.

Chai Pene Ko Aake,
Chai Pene Ko Aake,
Saucer Churake Chali Gayi,
Abhi Full Meals Ko aari,
Kya Karati Ki Kya Ki.

Pahalich Mulaqat Main,
Pahalich Mulaqat Main,
Five Star main chuna Lagai,
Abhi Date pe leke jao Bulari,
Kya Karati ki Kya ki.

Sagai Sagai Bolake,
Sagai Sagai Bolake,
Puri shopping karali,
Abhi Shadi Shadi Bolari,
Kya Karati ki Kya ki.