Hyderabad

Hyderabad is the 6th Largest City of India with population of 70 Lakh (7 Million)

Hyderabad

• Hyderabad is the capital of Andhra Pradesh and the fifth largest city in India.

• This cosmopolitan city has rail and road links with Chennai-Delhi, Chennai-Calcutta and Chennai-Mumbai railway lines.

• It can also be reached by air.

• Hyderabad and Secunderabad are separated by not more than a mile in between, are rightly known as twin cities.

• The beautiful city with all its modern structures and facilities has not failed to retain its old charm.

• There are ancient monuments of historic importance.

• There are enough specimen to evince the influence of medieval Indian, Saracenic Mughal and later the colonial English architecture.

• The city also has ancient mosques, palacial forts, magnificent palaces, placid lakes and picnic garden draw thousands of tourists.

• In Hyderabad, the Hindu, Islamic ad Saracenic architecture fuse together to bring out a secular structure.

• The mean temperature in summer is around 22c while it soars up to a maximum of 43c at times.

• The winter temperature hovers between a minimum of 12c and a maximum of 22c.

• ‘Bidri’ and ‘KinKhab’, the traditional handicrafts are still cherished in Hyderabad.

• ‘Bidri’ is the art which adorns black metal articles with silver designs which leads to striking comparisons with a dark night sky being ripped apart by sparkling streaks of lightning.

• The Bidri style of decorations found on Moghuls weapons evince how much they doted on the art.

• KinKhab is an equally intricate art which decorates silk garments with gold silver embroidery.