I actually thought of such a title owing to the scenario I am into.. or rather into the scenarios that I get into. Ever since I finished my engineering in Hyderabad..it was a kind of journey of sorts for me...moving to west, north, south of mother India(Not included East as I have not been to any eastern place yet)...however the eyes through which I view and observe things around are all in terms of a typical Hyderabadi... in pursuit of the local (read Hyd) peace outside Hyd..
Guess there are lot more people like me spread across the world, whom I think would long to have the relaxed, laid back way of life that they led in Hyd..
I never ever asked for big things..not because they we inaccessible to me or I never dreamt of having them, reason being it lacked the happiness that a cricket match in OU campus, a movie in any of the RTC X road theateres or a tea in any irani cafe...or a biryani in any of the 3 famous joints(Bawarchi, Cafe Bahar, Paradise) would give..the pleasure derived out of getting involved in those intangibilities were nothing but Sheer Beauty...
My colleague, a Mallu had the privilege (yes, since I am deprived of it ) of working in Hyd for 3 yrs...and probably he being an outsider gave me an impartial observation of Hyd..
In his own words " comparing with any city across India I feel Hyd is the best place to Live...I feel so not because of the cliched items that people(includes me too) list down..like Biryani or chai or bangles or pearls.., it is so because the early hours...5:00AM t0 7:00AM..the place is in full form of its beauty exposing its every bit of attractive features right from the old structures like the Osmania GH, OU, Golconda, clock towers..(Charminar..my inclusion), to the new buildings like the Central Mall, Hitec city towers, Big Bazaar, Streets of Koti, Abids..waiting to take on full capacity...is the best..even compared to Allepey(A green, watered district of Kerala)"..
With that kind of testimonials that I recieve on a day to day basis...my longing to go back to my place would just increase with every second...
I roam around the places I visit comparing each an every inch that my eye could capture with Hyd's famed old city Gullies(Lanes), the bumpy new city roads, the neck lace road(life line for entertainment in Hyd)..and few more places which I guess are name worthy but hardly recognizable....
I keep roaming around aspiring to come back to the place I lived once....with that hope I gulp down this F$%^ng Tomato Bath..also called as Biryani in local lingo...while I listen to rim jhim rim jhim hyd...a timeless song...
Thursday, September 25, 2008
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6 comments:
Hi Dino. Good Start to the blogging.
Having stayed one year away from Hyd, I completely agree with you that Hyd is the best metropolitian city of India. The hospitality of the people makes all the difference, Unlike most other cities of india, they welcome everyone irrespective of their ethnic backgrounds.
nice one...
completely agree. I am longing to return to hyd ASAP.
vow!!!feel like going back to Hyderabad....what a nostalgic feeling!!!
i miss hyderabad :(
-amita
Hey Dino
Blogging is Xclnt Dude
When i was reading your blog
I feel like Missing our Hyderabadi Food ( Biryani spesally-ha ha) & all our Hyderabadi Friends, Culture, homelines, I have travelled all over South, West & North India, I never felt like Biryani eating at Home!!! rather shows entire hyderabad in tears while eating outside hyderabad!!
Woww.. I love hyderabad.. nice blog
-Sudha Madhavi
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