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Charminar, Hyderabad |
H is for Hyderabad and Secunderabad (Twin
Cities) Our Beautiful Cities
Though I am born and brought up in Kerala one
of the southern states in India, I am replanted to this city almost 30 years
back. Now I am part and parcel of this
big city. Thirty years after now when I
look back, I can see the tremendous developments taken place in the city in recent
past.
Here is a glance of this city’s history:
Until it became a state of India in 1950 it was
an independent nation. In 1956 India
reorganized its states and divided Hyderabad
among the states of Bombay (Gujarat and Maharashtra), Mysore (Now
Karnataka), and Andhra Pradesh.
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Golconda Fort |
Hyderabad was part of the Mogul Empire from
1687 to 1724. Then a Mogul viceroy (governor) made it independent. During 1800 Britain gained control of
Hyerabad’s foreign affairs. The NIzam’s
(rulers) of Hyderabaad were famous for
being among the richest person in the world.
Though they were Muslims, four fifths of their subjects were Hindus.
When India was partitioned in 1947 Nizam
refused to join either Pakistan or India. Clashes followed between Muslim and
Hindus. In 1948 India set up a military
government in Hyderabad. When Hyderabad
state was partitioned, Hyderabad City became the capital of the state of Andhra
Pradesh.
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Mecca Masjid |
It has several historical monuments,
and
Charminar is one among them
and it was built in 1591.The building
has four minarets (towers) and
four
arches through which the main
streets of the city pass.
It is one of
the biggest trading centers, for textiles, guns, glassware, paper, flour,
railway cars etc.
Hyderabad is
the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It
occupies 650 square kilometres on the banks of the Musi River. According to
2011 census its Population is 6,809,970
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Pic by P V A |
Secunderabad
was established in the 18th century, when Hyderabad was under the reign
of the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Sikandar Jah. It was founded in
order to station the French and, subsequently, the British troops back when the
British and the French established their hold over India. Secunderabad holds
one of the chief British military stations in India and as of now is the
headquarters of the 9th Division of the Southern Army. It also includes Bolaram, the former military
station of the Hyderabad contingent which has now been merged in the Indian
army, and Trimulgherry, the artillery military station that, today, is now a
well-developed suburban part of the city. In 2007, Secunderabad celebrated its 200th
year of formation.
The Muslim community in Hyderabad constitute about 40%
of the total population. In the whole of
Andhra Pradesh State Hyderabad has the largest Muslim population, their
presence is felt strongly in the old city of Hyderabad.
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Pic by P V A |
Hyderabad population is also constituted of
Christian groups of different denominational are found in the city, though at a
very small scale, you can see a good
number of churches throughout the city.
The prominent ones are situated in Hyderabad’s Abids area and Secunderabad. Also there are a good number of Christian education institutions are scattered
all over Hyderabad and Secunderabad cities.
Apart from Telugu speaking people a large number of the population is
Tamilians (or Mudaliars) and they have managed to maintain their distinct
identity across the centuries.
Malayalees (Keralites) Bengalees, Kannadigas, the business communities
of Marwaris and parsies are also settled
in these cities.
The headquarters of the Indian Railways’ South
Central Railway is situated in Secunderabad. The oldest and largest railway
station in the Twin Cities, the Secunderabad Railway Station, is in this city. Telugu,
Hindi, Urdu and English are the main languages of communication of the
Hyderabad population.
Watch this video The Glory of Hyderabad
Another video A Visit to Hyderabad City: You can watch the historical places, business
centers, high tech cities and one of the world’s largest studio complex (Ramoji
Film City) etc in this video
.Video Credit YouTube/ kiltedprogrammer
Though Hyderabad’s glory is in its high peak
there is a sad part too. The traffic system
in this city is one of the worst; one can find a most terrible traffic system
here in Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
Watch this sample video for your reference;
The latest report says that, “The population under the Greater Hyderabad
Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits is all set to cross the one crore mark by
this year end of which the electorate will be around 70 lakh. This was
disclosed by election commissioner H S Brahma on recently.
As per the 2011 census, the urban population of
Hyderabad city was more than 77 lakh. The population of Greater Hyderabad urban
conglomeration was estimated to be above 91 lakh. The population of the state
is 8.7 crore and is set to cross the 9 crore mark by the end of this year with
5.81 crore voters. (A news report form The Times of India).
Source:
World Book,
History of India,
Wikiepedia,
Times of India,
It's crazy how much cities change over time. India seems like such an interesting country with so much beauty. I hope to visit there one day.
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