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    HYDERABAD , the city of pearls

    Hyderabad, in all its eccentricities, is one of the places which reminds


    people of the distinguished essence of culture, delicacies, historical
    attachments, tourist attractions and most importantly the glimpses
    of unity in diversity.

    Hyderabad historically:

    Hyderabad, presently the capital of Telangana, was founded by


    Muhammad Quli Qutub shah in 1591. Later on it passed on to the
    hands of Aurangzeb in 1687 and Nizam Asaf Jah 1 in 1724. The Asaf
    Jahi dynasty was founded by Nizam Asaf jah1, which came to be
    known as the Nizams of Hyderabad. Before becoming one of the
    princely states of the Britishers, Hyderabad was a really rich region in
    the whole of the Indian subcontinent, so much so that it was called
    the city of pearls. Infact, until the 18th century, it was the only global
    trade centre of large diamonds. The city, according to Andrew
    Petersen, a scholar of Islamic architecture , was known as baghnagar
    or city of gardens.

    The death of Asaf Jah in 1748 resulted in a politically unstable period


    for Hyderabad. The accession of Asaf Jah 2(1762-1803), ended the
    instability. Hyderabad became the formal capital in 1769. Post –
    independence, the Nizam of Hyderabad declared to let Hyderabad be
    an independent kingdom and not accede to India. However the
    Hyderabad state congress with the help of Indian national congress
    and communist party of India launched an invasion named operation
    polo and made the Nizam sign the in instrument of accession, on 17 th
    September, 1948.

    Culture of Hyderabad
    With the decline of the Mughal empire and the fall of the delhi in
    1857, Hyderabad, which was already a culturally rich centre, gained
    more prominence. The foremost reason of this rise to glory was due
    to the migration of performing artists from delhi and nearby areas in
    huge numbers. This also led to the harmonious co-existence of
    hindus and muslims which furthermore led to the intermixing of
    different aspects of their cultures. This is also known as ganga-jamuni
    tehzib. The various cultural aspects of Hyderabad are visible in the
    following features:

    ● Attire: traditionally hyderabadi attire depicts a mixture of


    muslim and south-asian influences. Men wear sherwani and
    kurta-paijama while women wear burqa and hijab. Besides the
    intermingling of indian and Islamic cultures, the exposure to
    the western culture in the recent decades has now created a
    deeper western influence on the existing hyderabadi culture.
    ● Literature: the qutub shahs were great patrons of urdu, farsi
    and telugu language. The co-exstence of people from several
    cultuters led to the growth of deccani urdu literature, deccani
    masnavi and diwan. Influences of Marathi and kannada can also
    be seen in the hyderabadi literature due to its geographical
    location and Maharashtra and Karnataka as neighbours.
    Sarojini Naidu, the nightingale of India, was born and brought up in
    Hyderabad. Substantially, her work ‘in the bazaars of
    Hyderabad’ depicts the beauty and culture of Hyderabad to its
    core.

    ● Architecture: the crown of being the first and best heritage city
    of India defines the presence of architectures worth
    appreciation. The architecture reflects the indo-Islamic style
    with depicts influences from the local culture.
    Golconda fort, charminar, mecca masjid, khairtabad mosques, toil
    masjid, chowmahalla palace and others are prominent
    examples of Islamic influences. However, there is no dearth of
    hindu style architecture as well. For instance, Birla mandir,
    jagannath temple, karmanghat hanuman temple etc.

    Today, Hyderabad is a home to some of the most thriving companies


    and establishments which gives it the identity of being a
    cosmopolitan. Tech giants, automobile giants, manufacturing
    sector etc are just a few names to exemplify the exponential
    growth in the economy and popularity of the city of pearls.

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