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The story of #Hyderabad , #Telangana Deccan and the first wave of globalisation in #India .

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Moviegoers craze in the Telugu speaking states for Pavan Kalyan defies belief. BTW this is a 21 year old movie.

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Shailaja Teacher loses her job as a health minister of Kerala. Dr Harsh Vardhan remains India’s health minister. Story of India in two sentences.

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Went for Eid dinner with four friends. The government also joined us at the table.

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An AC technician reached our home after I paid Rs. 650 on an app. He came with his aide and clambered up the ladder and cleaned it up. I asked for his card so that I can reach him directly for the second AC clean-up. I live in a free country and don't ask names of fellow citizens

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Hyderabad is a boomtown that defies definition. It is a multi-cultural matrix where religious identity is incidental. It welcomes everyone. Let me take you on a visual tour of the city of love.

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Women in Hyderabad hold a solidarity meet as part of the reclaim the night event under the silhouette of Dr B R Ambedkar on the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day.

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A decade.

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Is it really Chiranjeevi’s movie? No crowds, no crackers, no coconuts, no garlands. Where did all the fandom disappear?

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Instead of electing a government that will blame Congress, people should elect Congress and directly blame them. Why do we need intermediaries for blame game?

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Vande Bharat Express from Visakhapatnam to Bhubaneshwar takes 6 hours. The Coromandel Express covers the distance in 6.25 hours. The Coromandel was launched during Railway Minister Madhu Dandavate's time in 1977. He added cushioned seats for everyone. Coromandel is for everyone

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Ironic that an education officer is forcing children out of education system.

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Two images to show what it means that the trees transplanted for Central Vista didn't survive in the world's most polluted cities.

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A library that invites you in at Warangal.

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We need more of them.

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An actor's journey is not just movies. It is in the time he/she straddles. A loopback at the vintage posters of Telugu actor #Krishna who passed away today. We begin with his earliest poster I could trace from 1966.

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Every time I start thinking that I know #Hyderabad the city throws something at me to show my ignorance. Today’s discovery.

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If you have to distrust workers/colleagues/neighbours guess you are living in a dysfunctional country. Are you?

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Hundreds of ticket holders queue up around Shilpakala Vedika in Hyderabad for comic Munawar Faruqui’s show ‘Dongri to Nowhere’ as police in riot gear threw a security cordon around the venue.

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I thought I will catch the Eid shopping buzz from a high place. I climbed a rock on the other side of the River Musi and got this rare view of Charminar and the High Court in the same frame. Eid Mubarak folks.

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How does it feel to ride on a real race track? Relief. Exhilaration. Euphoria as you don’t encounter speed bumps, potholes, cables or other road infrastructure. Glad to know that #Hyderabad engineers and contractors can actually lay a smooth road.

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These policemen were on the job from 7 a.m. till 8 p.m. to ensure that the stand up comic Munawar Faruqui’s show in #Hyderabad passed off smoothly. And they succeeded.

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So, you think you know #Hyderabad

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Just wow! One of the tallest musical fountains in the country in #Hyderabad The cuss word at the end came as I got splashed with the lake water as the wind turned. Was it worth it? Yep.

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Citizens of #Hyderabad come together to protest the destruction of rocks at Khajaguda.

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Does this T-Hub have a cafe or restaurant inside? The views should be amazing from inside.

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Queue for Uber cabs at #Hyderabad airport. Hyderabad cabbies appear to have cracked the code where cabs wait for hours but passengers can’t find vehicles.

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Must admire the confidence, courage, and chutzpah of politicians from failed north Indian states coming to #Hyderabad and talk about corruption, infrastructure and governance.

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The monster in our midst in #Hyderabad .

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I hope nobody changes the name of Irani chai in #Hyderabad .

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Khushi.

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#Hyderabad will tomorrow mark 444 years of Charminar according to the Hijri calendar. It was on first of Muharram in 1000 H (1591) that Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah prayed here to make the new city thrive the way fish thrive in ocean. His prayer has been more than fulfilled.

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The past exists with the present and we are ready for the future. We don't want some tom, dick or harry to advise us. Don't stir the broth of trouble. Let's have our biryani, paya, Suleimani chai, Osmani biscuit, haleem, harees. Take your food, religious, moral policing elsewhere

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Is Goa the first state to have 100% tap water supply to all households as is being claimed today? No 👇This is #Telangana

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Congratulations #Hyderabad you did good. The #NRC_CAA_Protest was too perfect to ignore. No organisers. No money. No biryani. Everyone turned up with their flags and banners. Reached on time. Dispersed on time. Women felt safe. Children felt safe. Thank you for the civility

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My friend Sibghat told me about the new Secretariat being visible from the Maula Ali Pahad. I drove some 18 km from office after a long working day. And here we are. #Hyderabad just looks wow and lit 🔥 BTW damn mosquitoes.

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This is a frame from #SitaRamam . But boy the camera does caress #Hyderabad architecture. A tip of hat to the makers of the movie. This is the Asafia Library now known as State Library in Afzalgunj.

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The people who keep #Hyderabad clean.

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I saw three cameramen. How many can you see?

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PM Modi Visits Kedarnath Temple, To Lay Foundation For 2 Key Ropeways NDTV's Sanket Upadhyay reports

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We speak many languages. Sometimes in one sentence in no particular order.

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Ramzan’s first Friday prayers at the Macca Masjid in #Hyderabad

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Before India discovered IT sector and software jobs, we have been creating a skilled workforce without tamasha. The people call this place: United States of Ameerpet.

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All great art is subversive. Never expected a Telugu movie like #TilluSquare to reach there. Sample the dialogues: “I am not a normal citizen. I am a tax paying citizen. For a Rs. 10,000 salary I pay Rs. 12,000 as tax.”

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#Hyderabad own three language formula.

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I thought people are boycotting #Pathaan

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Hey #Delhi how’s your sky. In #Hyderabad it’s like this.

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How does a sellout show look from outside? Like this 👇

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The one ad that has ruined hundreds of photographs of #Charminar and Char Kaman in Hyderabad.

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A family begins the long walk to Kodangal 130 km from Hyderabad. We are carrying cooked food, says the man. @the_hindu @THHyderabad

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Happy wala Independence Day chicha.

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#ISB in 2008. An example of cooperative federalism when Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh fought for the institution and AP won. Prime Minister AB Vajpayee and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the facility in 2001

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#Hyderabad is 💕 after a week of rain.

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The #Telangana High Court from the other bank of the flooded Musi River in Hyderabad.

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#Hyderabad people waiting in queue to buy tickets to enter the Book Fair on the last day. Don’t write off books.

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This is also a masjid. Designed by Eric Marrett it was commissioned by the Seventh Nizam. The peacocks are natural and we don't need to bring them for posing.

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#Charminar on a rainy afternoon.

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A stepwell restoration project in #Hyderabad changes the identity of a precinct with a cultural space.

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One is Konaseema the other is #Telangana can you make out the difference?

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While reporting from two locations in Hyderabad, I noticed a distinct online blood lust in the society. But on the ground it was different. On Wednesday night, I saw this young man waving a black flag to protest and holding an open palm to calm his pals. He gave me hope.

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#Charminar wears a deserted look on the first day of the lockdown in Telangana. @THHyderabad @the_hindu

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Hyderabad means business. These workers were going back during the lockdown. Many of them returned to Hyderabad from their failed states which cannot create employment due to religious and caste considerations.

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Happy Birthday #Hyderabad now you are 443 years young according to lunar calendar, and you still let people thrive live fish in ocean as prayed by the founder of the city Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah.

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#Bathukamma is a festival of flowers celebrated by women in Telangana during Dasara. This is the only shot I could frame without a man getting into it.

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The lake front of Hussainsagar in #Hyderabad is a visual spectacle that is still undergoing change.

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This building. You cannot miss it from anywhere in #Hyderabad . Today, I framed it from the Hussainsagar lake.

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@shaandelhite Nearly 12 years back I wrote this story on plagiarism, Rajamouli and digital detectives. Wish I could do this slick editing.

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Formula-E track being tested with real green energy of pedal power by a gentleman with cellphone in #Hyderabad

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Thread 👇 #NationalTourismDay When you travel to well-known tourist spots, you take in the sights and sounds, click pictures, and buy mementoes. But when you come to #Hyderabad you have to eat your way through the city. We begin with breakfast: shorba and sheermal.

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This is the Jham Singh Temple in Gudimalkapur. Built by a Hindu soldier with money filched from the Nizam, the ruler approved the temple and asked Jham Singh to build a masjid nearby. He did.

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This book shop in Panjagutta used to occupy half the road with a security guard shooing away bus passengers who dared to wait on the road. Now, the civic administration is demarcating a footpath. Thank you GHMC

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On Friday, newschannels from across the country descended on #Hyderabad . They made a beeline to Makka Masjid expecting violence after the Friday prayers. Poor buggers, they didn't get to see a single act of violence. Hyderabad is 💕

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It also has flashy architecture that speaks to a new generation.

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We buy and sell flowers without bothering about the faith of our fathers.

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Don’t tell me #Hyderabad is not ready for a bicycle revolution.

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Nothing functional about it at the Secunderabad Railway Station.

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During Ramzan lockdown, I walked into this 430 year old masjid during Iftaar. I was asked to sit and share the food to break the fast. We share.

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Hyderabad is a city where the architecture spans hundreds of years and is emblematic of its culture.

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How easily we forget.

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Mint, coins, and a bit of #Hyderabad history. The mint facility abandoned in 1990s is now a museum 👇

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The skyline of #Hyderabad is a-changing. Notice the Control and Command Centre to the left of Secretariat.

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Please don’t believe in rumours about trouble in Hyderabad. Don’t spread rumours about rumours.

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#Hyderabad444 an exhibition of photographs to mark the founding of #Hyderabad according to the Hijri calendar.

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The widest roads in the world will not prevent this sight. Evening rush hour at Raidurgam.

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O Lord in heaven give us this day this simple life with so much land and not a dog in sight to exercise. Ameen.

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Monday morning! Any place and any time 30 minutes #FitIndiaMovement I come from mountains, and people living in the urban areas need more fitness regime. Be fit to work harder, live a simple and happy life.

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And they are back to making life difficult for pedestrians.

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This is a glimpse of Mamluk architectural element that can be seen in one of our universities. The Omani University.

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We also know how to paint our walls.

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We will spend crores on acquiring attendance software, tracking tools and supervisory staff but won’t invest where it is needed. The GHMC staff were using a ghamela to scoop out water from road near Mehdipatnam at 10.30 pm.

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A Hyderabadi will just say baigan and move on.

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To all those who ask vegetarians: "What can you eat?" Vegeterians have better options. This is from just one state, Gujarat.

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A rare image of #Charminar used for a marketing ad of a trailer by an American company in July 1964. This is proof enough that the temple structure didn't exist till 1964 in #Hyderabad .

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Came to the #Telangana State Archives to collect some information. Wasted my time. An archive which is so disorganised is utterly useless and should be shuttered.

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I follow @Aakar__Patel and it is one of the rare accounts in India that shows the abyss we are in with a snark and a smiley. But I can no longer see his tweets unless I specifically search out the account and read. Anyone else having similar issues with other accounts?

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Guess where in #Hyderabad

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We celebrate every festival with gusto. We used to have communal riots earlier but not anymore.

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Thank you @HYDTP for ensuring flow of traffic on this road. I didn’t know the road existed. 😊

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Three of my friends are Covid-19 +ve. One more is isolating with mild symptoms. 3 nieces of friends are +ve. A friend's children are +ve. Another friend's parents are +ve. The top health official is ill. But only 2983 cases tested +ve on Tuesday in #Telangana !

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Hyderabad is synonymous with #biryani but you can have continental food like this.

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It was in the EME Corps in #Hyderabad that #MilkhaSingh began training in athletics to avoid fatigue duty. He was spotted by Brig. S.P. Vohra. Then he began climbing this hillock in Ammuguda with a stone-filled bag to improve stamina and muscle. The rest is history.