‘Hyderabadi Baklava’ – A Dryfruit-Laden Traditional Sweet Getting Saucy And Mouth-Watering
Siddharth Anand For my money, memorable disagreements often centre on food. A friend who was about to settle abroad was…
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The Wasteful Of Hyderabadi Muslim Lavish Weddings
Exorbitant weddings have become the bane of Hyderabad’s Muslim society, with the community ending up spendig thousands of…
Khajaguda, The Land Of Preachers In Hyderabad
Sufis and religious preachers started arriving in Golconda and the surrounding areas in the Deccan during the middle…
Hyderabad’s Yousufain Dargah A Huge Crowd-Puller
Several leaders visit the three centuries old shrine during elections to seek the blessings. Yousufain Dargah which is…
Wandering The lanes Of Upperpally In Hyderabad
The lesser known village is a small locality today comprising a mix of residential buildings and marriage halls.…
Hyderabad’s ‘Shaikpet’ Sarai Ravaged By Nature
Built by Abdullah Qutb Shah between 1633 and 1634 for travellers and traders, it had all the amenities…
Pahadi Shareef – Sufi Saint Baba Sharfuddin Who Solved Common Man’s Troubles In Hyderabad
Baba Sharfuddin was not just a man of high intellect but is known to have also performed many…
Shaikpet Dargah, Resting Place Of A Visionary In Hyderabad
The locality is home to the grave of the great architect and sufi Hussain Shah Wali. When it…
Hakeempet – The Doctor’s Locality Of Past In Hyderabad
Legend has it that Hakeem Mirza Nizamuddin Ahmed Jeelani was the royal physician (Hakeem) in the court of…
Karwan – The Traveller’s Sarai In Hyderabad
The locality of karwan once served as the market for diamonds and other precious stones. Karwan is perhaps…