Festive season started this month with Ganesh utsav. I felt wonder seeing the Ganesh's Idol at Khairatabad. Necklace road is full packed with the crowd on the nimarjana day.

Golconda Fort

Golconda Fort was built on a hill in 1143 AD & was strengthened & enlarged between 14th & 17th centuries. It has a chequered history with all the trappings of intrigue & murders. It has palaces, mosques, a hilltop pavilion & magnificent tombs. The founder of the Qutb Shahi dynasty Sultan Quli was murdered at the behest of his son. The last of the Qutb Shahis, Abul Hassan was betrayed by his lieutenants, leading to the fall of the impregnable Golconda in the hands of the moghals under Aurangzeb in 1687. The fort is famous for its acoustics & ingenious water supply & drainage system.

Located at a distance of 13 Kms from Hyderabad is a magnificent structure that reflects the genius of its builders with walled enclosures and palaces on the hillock. The fort was earlier constructed with mud and white cement, was later fortified by the Mogul rulers and well known for its acoustics, ingenious water supply and drainage system all over the world. The saga of Golconda is depicted every evening through a Sound and Light show of unmatched quality and excellence with voice over by Mr. Amitab Bachhan.

The glorious past of Golconda Fort is narrated effectively with matchless sound & lighting effects. The unique Sound & Light Show of unmatched quality & excellence at the Golconda Fort, Hyderabad takes you back in time, when Golconda was full of life, glory & grandeur. It continues to draw large groups of tourists everyday & is rated as one of the best Son-et-Lumieres in the country.

1st Show (English-All days)

Nov-Feb
6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Mar-Oct
7.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.


2nd Show (Telugu-Mon, Wed, Fri)

Nov-Feb
7.45 p.m. to 8.45 p.m.
Mar-Oct
8.15 p.m. to 9.15 p.m.

2nd Show (Hindi-Tue, Thur, Sat & Sun)

Nov-Feb
7.45 p.m. to 8.45 p.m.
Mar-Oct
8.15 p.m. to 9.15 p.m.

For more information click here

Thanks,
Amar

Hyderabadi City Information

Area : 260 Sq. Km
Population : Approx 7 million (1991 Census : 3,145,939)
Growth Rate : 9.5%
Land Use : Urban 93% [including industrial]; Agriculture 1.7%; Water Spread 5.3%
Altitude : 536 metres above sea level
Languages : Urdu, Telgu, Hindi, English
Industries : Cotton and silk textiles, cigarettes, paper, pottery, glassware and more recently information technology and call centres.
Character : The area exhibits undulating topography with number of tanks and hill ranges. The elevation ranging between 500 to 600m. While Banjara, Jubilee, Golconda, Nawabat Pahad, Tirumalagiri and Moula Ali are prominent hill ranges, Hussain Sagar and Mir Alam are prominent tanks located within the city. Hussain Sagar located in the heart of the city bifurcates it into Secunderabad and Hyderabad. The Musi river passing through the middle of Hyderabad city flows in an easterly direction.
Weather : Summer temperatures range from a mean maximum of 40 deg centigrade to a mean minimum of 30 deg centigrade. Winter temperatures range from 22 deg centigrade. to 14 deg centrigrade. The monsoon season normally occurs from June to December. Registers rainfall of about 89 cms."

Thanks,
Amar

Hyderabad - The Old City

Or shall we say the real Hyderabad? The part of town that has all the monuments that we are all so proud of, all the wares that we are so famous for, and all the folks that make us so unique! AMINUDDIN KHAN profiles the old city, as we know it.

Hyderabad was originally sited on the south side of the Musi river and built to reflect Sultan Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah's splendor and style of governance. The city has now spread widely in all directions - north across the river, eastwards and westwards. The area south of the Musi, the original Hyderabad, is what is referred to as the Old City or shehar (city) by the populace.Its nucleus is the Charminar, a famed landmark and the symbol of the city. With its four minarets and small mosque on the roof, the Charminar is as meaningful to the locals as perhaps the Arc de Triomphe is to the citizens of Paris.
fullHYD gives you one of the best guided tours to the old city. You could either click on any of the specific links, or you could just click here for a seamless experience.
The best time of year to visit Hyderabad is winter, i.e. from the beginning of November to the end of February.

AMINUDDIN KHAN traces the evolution of this city through its days of the Qutb Shahis, the mughals and the Asaf Jahis into the present.Hyderabad was founded in 1586 by Mohammed Quli, fifth Sultan of the Qutb Shahi Dynasty of Golconda. Today, it is the capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh.The city has had its ups and downs. After the fall of the Qutb Shahis to the Mughal power, it was ruined and neglected. Between 1687 and 1724, it remained under Mughal control. In 1724 the Mughal Governor, Nizam-ul-Mulk started building the city wall. In the same year, as the mighty Mughal empire began to disintegrate, he assumed autonomy in the Deccan and founded the Asaf Jahi dynasty that was to rule for two hundred years. But Nizam-ul-Mulk's capital was Aurangabad. Hyderabad's revival began after 1763 when Nizam Ali Khan, Nizam-ul-Mulk's son and successor, shifted the capital back to where it had been in Qutb Shahi times.The Golconda Fort - Where It All StartedHyderabad has grown enormously over four hundred years. Originally sited on the south side of the Musi river and built to reflect Sultan Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah's splendor and style of governance, the city has spread widely in all directions - north across the river, eastwards and westwards. Today it has a population of over four million.Join fullHYD for the most comprehensive tour of the city!"