71 years since Indian Annexation of Hyderabad!

[Slog]

Today marks another year when India illegally occupied and annexed Deccan from the Nizam who had zero interest in being part of India and wanted to join Pakistan or be independent

 

[JaDed]

Yeah, I think this probably bothers Pak govn, coz Hyderbadi Muslims are extremely patriotic now more so than Tamizh ones, exception being Mr. Kalam(no offense).

One reason could be coz the Nizam went on a murder spree maybe similar to Jammu who knows.

 

[troodon]

Hyderabad/Secunderabad are well developed cities in Telengana. Nobody remembers anything about Nizams or Indian Annexation.

 

[Hitman]

Hyderabad is the most liveable city in India.

 

[troodon]

Hyderabad is the most liveable city in India.

That would be Visakhapatnam. The best city I have seen in India. Less pollution and the city looks properly planned. Looks very modern too and it has a wonderful beach.

Hyderabad is over crowded and the weather is also not that nice in summer. Not to forget the pollution.

 

[Majestic_Inzi]

Indians sorry Hindus are happy how it was took but they cant apply the same logic to kashmir.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Today marks another year when India illegally occupied and annexed Deccan from the Nizam who had zero interest in being part of India and wanted to join Pakistan or be independent

Nizam was neutral, it was Qasim Razvi and Razakars who wanted to join Pakistan. They were violent people who oppressed the locals a lot including Telugu Muslims who had nothing in common with Pakistanis. Even if Nizam preferred independence was that feasible? You can make parallels with Kashmir because majority in both states wanted opposite of what their rulers desired, but Deccan would have been a landlocked state surrounded by India from all sides. Kashmiri Muslims have something common with Pakistan, Telugu Hindus and Muslims have nothing in common, have you ever interacted with Telugu Muslims? Only Urdu speaking ones in old Hyderabad were sympathetic to Pakistan but they were confined to a very small area.

 

[Hitman]

Indians sorry Hindus are happy how it was took but they cant apply the same logic to kashmir.

And Hyderabadi muslims are still mourning for having to be a part of India?

 

[GBK_Fan]

Fantastic thread!! Should serve as a reminder to any Kashmiris confused about the move. Have a look at the living standards in Hyderabad and where they would have been if India had not annexed it

 

[Swashbuckler]

Yeah, I think this probably bothers Pak govn, coz Hyderbadi Muslims are extremely patriotic now more so than Tamizh ones, exception being Mr. Kalam(no offense).

One reason could be coz the Nizam went on a murder spree maybe similar to Jammu who knows.

Muslims from Old Hyderabad are pretty extreme, but that is probably a small dot in a huge pro-India and secular region. I have Telugu Muslim friends who hate the people of Owaisi's constituency, they don't understand Urdu and prefer hanging out with us. There is a reason they vote for TRS/TDP/Congress and never AIMIM. Owaisi won't attract attention in non-Urdu Muslim localities in his own state. Language and culture matters.

And bro you are wrong about patriotism. How can you generalize? At least when it comes to TN Muslims how can you make statement like Kalam is the only exception. All Tamil Muslims are patriotic from my experience. They share traits with other Dravidian supporters and that can't be construed as anti national. If you want to talk about which team they support or don't support, you must be aware that most of us don't hate Pakistan cricket team, remember standing ovation after the 1999 Chennai test?

 

[Swashbuckler]

The Nizam lived and died in India, was made Raj Pramukh (Governor) by Nehru and always maintained that Qasim Razvi had usurped power and kept him in the dark. Razvi later migrated to Pakistan. Nizam's children and grandchildren stayed/stay in India or Europe, don't think anyone migrated to Pakistan. Privy purse was abolished in late 60s, privileges of rulers were ended before that, property was transferred to Indian govt. If they wanted they could have migrated to Pakistan once all that ended, economically Pakistan was ahead of India those days.

 

[JaDed]

Muslims from Old Hyderabad are pretty extreme, but that is probably a small dot in a huge pro-India and secular region. I have Telugu Muslim friends who hate the people of Owaisi's constituency, they don't understand Urdu and prefer hanging out with us. There is a reason they vote for TRS/TDP/Congress and never AIMIM. Owaisi won't attract attention in non-Urdu Muslim localities in his own state. Language and culture matters.

And bro you are wrong about patriotism. How can you generalize? At least when it comes to TN Muslims how can you make statement like Kalam is the only exception. All Tamil Muslims are patriotic from my experience. They share traits with other Dravidian supporters and that can't be construed as anti national. If you want to talk about which team they support or don't support, you must be aware that most of us don't hate Pakistan cricket team, remember standing ovation after the 1999 Chennai test?

I was around people in Royapettah for 15 years, even today Shop owners in Spencer plaza are divided but its an older generation as i mentioned in another thread , newer generation of Tamizh Muslim of Chennai don’t care but again South TN ones support PCT or you can ask them they will tell you..

Standing ovation isn’t equivalent to support, I loved watching PCT in 90s and early 2000s doesn’t mean i would support em over ICT.

It’s their choice but i can have an opinion based on their choice.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Hypothetically assuming had Razvi managed to keep Hyderabad as part of Pakistan how long would it have lasted? East Pakistan with 80+% Muslim population parted ways in 1971. Deccan would have been a landlocked state surrounded by hostile India on all sides, without access to the coastline. Muslims would have been 10-15% but Urdu speaking pro-Pak Muslims would be max 2% that too confined to Hyderabad, 0.1% of area. Doubt posters here have bothered to check how many Muslims fought against Nizam's forces in the Telangana rebellion on the side of the communists, and how they were discriminated against and tortured by the elites in Hyderabad's court. Such an arrangement would never have survived for long. Can you imagine a pocket in interior Sindh with 90% Muslim population and 8% pro-Pak Sindhi Hindu population as part of India, something that ridiculous. Also the idea of South Indian Muslims having anything to do with Pakistan amuses me, poor people can't get along with Northie Muslims, difference in culture is huge.

 

[JaDed]

[MENTION=143530]Swashbuckler[/MENTION] not being patriotic doesn’t always equate to being anti-national.

 

[shaz619]

I have brahmin mates from Hyderabad, they seem to get along very well with muslims. In the current climate however I imagine relations could be tense though

 

[JaDed]

I have brahmin mates from Hyderabad, they seem to get along very well with muslims. In the current climate however I imagine relations could be tense though

Naw wud b same, all of em r so into Telugu movies and biryani.

 

[Keyboard_warrior]

Owaisi says there was large scale massacre of razakars/Muslims when there was a revolt during Nizams rule ..so TRS govt have decided not to celebrate the annexation/liberation day

 

[Keyboard_warrior]

I have brahmin mates from Hyderabad, they seem to get along very well with muslims. In the current climate however I imagine relations could be tense though

No tensions..everyone has their views and they express when there are any discussions..BJP with it's limited presence is growing into main opposition here..recently won 4 seats to everyone's shock

 

[Swashbuckler]

I was around people in Royapettah for 15 years, even today Shop owners in Spencer plaza are divided but its an older generation as i mentioned in another thread , newer generation of Tamizh Muslim of Chennai don’t care but again South TN ones support PCT or you can ask them they will tell you..

Standing ovation isn’t equivalent to support, I loved watching PCT in 90s and early 2000s doesn’t mean i would support em over ICT.

It’s their choice but i can have an opinion based on their choice.

I have had entirely different experiences. Tamil Muslims are just like us Hindus and Christians, Tamils as such don't hate Pakistanis or PCT, we never had the scars of partition. ICT didn't have Tamils in 90s and PCT was way more entertaining and dominant, lot of flair. People may have so many reasons to support a particular team or player. If Federer plays against an Indian player in a big stage like Olympic gold medal match I will support Federer, I have my reasons, same if Brazilian football team played the Blue Tigers in FIFA WC final. Sports is just a small matter, doesn't reveal much about people's mindset or patriotism. If Chennai Muslims supported Pakistan in Kargil then you may have a point.

Btw I spent part of my childhood in Thoothukudi, are you sure about the South TN part? One of the families in our complex was Muslim, their family migrated to India from Pakistan during partition, they came via sea to west coast and from then on to their Tamil homeland. Only then I realized there are 2 Hyderabads, because that thatha's entire family was based in Pakistan's Hyderabad and they all came to South tip of India.That's why I laugh when some PPers have misconceptions about South Muslims.

You can have your opinion, just that I disagreed with your statement in that earlier post.

[MENTION=143530]Swashbuckler[/MENTION] not being patriotic doesn’t always equate to being anti-national.

Patriotism vs Nationalism is an interesting topic but better left for another thread. What I am saying is let us not judge people based on few examples or personal experiences. Besides judging other's patriotism is something we can avoid.

Anyway let us leave this here, not deviate any further.

 

[Swashbuckler]

No tensions..everyone has their views and they express when there are any discussions..BJP with it's limited presence is growing into main opposition here..recently won 4 seats to everyone's shock

As Owaisi gains popularity, better for BJP's chances. Muslim and Hindu RW feed off each other by pushing insecurities in their respective communities. Parties close to centre are generally affected when this happens. People like Owaisi also cut the Muslim votes thereby harming traditional secular/left parties, BJP can only gain the more AIMIM grows. They are allies in some sense.

 

[Keyboard_warrior]

As Owaisi gains popularity, better for BJP's chances. Muslim and Hindu RW feed off each other by pushing insecurities in their respective communities. Parties close to centre are generally affected when this happens. People like Owaisi also cut the Muslim votes thereby harming traditional secular/left parties, BJP can only gain the more AIMIM grows. They are allies in some sense.

MIM supports TRS candidates by not placing candidates even though there are good percentage of Muslims in many seats..karimnagar, mahabubnagar,Nizamabad these seats have nearly 30% Muslims still MIM doesn't field their candidates

 

[troodon]

Indians sorry Hindus are happy how it was took but they cant apply the same logic to kashmir.

It was never Nizams. They are invaders and foreigners who occupied Telugu lands. When Telugus decided to join India, Nizams are nobody to have a say in the matter. They are the occupiers and rightfully kicked out from their thrones.

 

[troodon]

Hypothetically assuming had Razvi managed to keep Hyderabad as part of Pakistan how long would it have lasted? East Pakistan with 80+% Muslim population parted ways in 1971. Deccan would have been a landlocked state surrounded by hostile India on all sides, without access to the coastline. Muslims would have been 10-15% but Urdu speaking pro-Pak Muslims would be max 2% that too confined to Hyderabad, 0.1% of area. Doubt posters here have bothered to check how many Muslims fought against Nizam's forces in the Telangana rebellion on the side of the communists, and how they were discriminated against and tortured by the elites in Hyderabad's court. Such an arrangement would never have survived for long. Can you imagine a pocket in interior Sindh with 90% Muslim population and 8% pro-Pak Sindhi Hindu population as part of India, something that ridiculous. Also the idea of South Indian Muslims having anything to do with Pakistan amuses me, poor people can't get along with Northie Muslims, difference in culture is huge.

Some of these Pak Posters need to visit Hyderabad. They have nothing in common with Hyderabadi Muslims except religion. Telangana Muslims are mostly converted Telugus. Very few have Arab or Persian ancestry and those with foreign ancestry are all in major leadership positions in old city. Telugu Muslims are all their followers.

 

[Muddaser]

Some of these Pak Posters need to visit Hyderabad. They have nothing in common with Hyderabadi Muslims except religion. Telangana Muslims are mostly converted Telugus. Very few have Arab or Persian ancestry and those with foreign ancestry are all in major leadership positions in old city. Telugu Muslims are all their followers.

Kashmiris have plenty in common with Indians.

Right?

 

[troodon]

Kashmiris have plenty in common with Indians.

Right?

Yes. Kashmir is the seat of Hinduism and it has been part of it for thousands of years. Islam is only a few hundred years old in Kashmir.
Kashmir was Hindu and Buddhist land before Islam took over. So saying Kashmiris has nothing in common with India is nonsense. Many Hindu Holy sites are in Kashmir.

 

[Slog]

It was never Nizams. They are invaders and foreigners who occupied Telugu lands. When Telugus decided to join India, Nizams are nobody to have a say in the matter. They are the occupiers and rightfully kicked out from their thrones.

So similar to what Kashmiris wanted and should have been offered...

 

[Heisenberg111]

Yes. Kashmir is the seat of Hinduism and it has been part of it for thousands of years. Islam is only a few hundred years old in Kashmir.
Kashmir was Hindu and Buddhist land before Islam took over. So saying Kashmiris has nothing in common with India is nonsense. Many Hindu Holy sites are in Kashmir.

Lol, if you go that way even Pakistan was the seat of Hinduism even Afghanistan. Pakistan has many ancient hindu sites But Pakistanis don't feel connected to Indians. Kashmiris are native to the land of Kashmir and they should decide what to do with it.

 

[troodon]

Lol, if you go that way even Pakistan was the seat of Hinduism even Afghanistan. Pakistan has many ancient hindu sites But Pakistanis don't feel connected to Indians. Kashmiris are native to the land of Kashmir and they should decide what to do with it.

Pakistan is a separate country now. No point in talking about that.

Just because Pandits converted to Islam in the last 500 years does not make them alien to us.

 

[ArendtFan]

Hyderabadis are an integrated lot. They resist labels of religion and caste and prefer to be 'Hyderabadis'. Their form of Urdu is unique! Owaisi deserves respect - he was the most vocal Muslim leader against ISIS and Baghdadi. In his speech, he challenged Baghdadi to a jihad against poverty, illiteracy and marginalisation of women. Despite the occasional hate speech issues from his camp, people like Owaisi are India's first stand against radicalisation.

 

[Muddaser]

Yes. Kashmir is the seat of Hinduism and it has been part of it for thousands of years. Islam is only a few hundred years old in Kashmir.
Kashmir was Hindu and Buddhist land before Islam took over. So saying Kashmiris has nothing in common with India is nonsense. Many Hindu Holy sites are in Kashmir.

I thought India was a secular country?

What does Kashmir being Once Hindu land have anything to do with it being Indian?

A Kashmiri has much in common with an Indian as a chimpanzee.

Indonesia was once Hindu. Are they also Indian?

Theres Buddhism in Thailand, China, Russia and Japan? Also Indian land.

Going by your definition. Kashmir is NOW Arab land.

 

[subbu]

BJP winning Parliament seats of Nizamabad ( good percentage of Muslims) Karim nagar, Adilabad with huge margins is a shock.. ( first time)

I think BJP can be main Opposition looking at the position if Congress

 

[subbu]

MIM supports TRS candidates by not placing candidates even though there are good percentage of Muslims in many seats..karimnagar, mahabubnagar,Nizamabad these seats have nearly 30% Muslims still MIM doesn't field their candidates

BJP winning Parliament seats of Nizamabad ( good percentage of Muslims) Karim nagar, Adilabad with huge margins is a shock.. ( first time)

I think BJP can be main Opposition looking at the position if Congress

 

[Pakistanian]

They have a big community in America and they just cause call themselves "hyderabadi", I know a few that say they don't care about India.

 

[rhony]

Ah the telgus..from my experience they care about food, movies, money and cricket. Almost every telgu I know is in IT and couldn't care less about Kashmir or Pakistan. Most of the talk is about money and real estate

 

[JaDed]

They have a big community in America and they just cause call themselves "hyderabadi", I know a few that say they don't care about India.

Your common line ‘ I know a few’.

 

[Pakistanian]

Your common line ‘ I know a few’.

cry about it

 

[Itachi]

They have a big community in America and they just cause call themselves "hyderabadi", I know a few that say they don't care about India.

[A few]

"used to emphasize how small a number of people or things is."

Not sure what you are trying to prove here though.

 

[Ram Shekhar]

They have a big community in America and they just cause call themselves "hyderabadi", I know a few that say they don't care about India.

Very true and I agree with your observation. I also have a few friends from Deccan Hyderabad and they also don’t care about India!

 

[subbu]

Very true and I agree with your observation. I also have a few friends from Deccan Hyderabad and they also don’t care about India!

What's Deccan Hyderabad.. Its just 'Hyderabad'... Only Pakistan friends call it as Deccan Hyderabad

 

[big_gamer007]

It's been 71 years, not many from that time are alive. Even the ones who are alive were too young to remember anything.

Current Hyderbadi's are happy with India. If current Hyderabadi's were unhappy then there would have been a point to discuss this, but since that is not the case the whole thread is pointless.

 

[MenInG]

What's Deccan Hyderabad.. Its just 'Hyderabad'... Only Pakistan friends call it as Deccan Hyderabad

You have a national newspaper by that name The Deccan Herald

 

[Mamoon]

We wouldn’t have been able to hold onto it for more than a few years, and it would have been another humiliation like East Pakistan. I am glad that India did what was right.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Very true and I agree with your observation. I also have a few friends from Deccan Hyderabad and they also don’t care about India!

You have a national newspaper by that name The Deccan Herald

In India the city is just called Hyderabad. Never heard a single Indian use the term 'Deccan Hyderabad', it is like using 'Punjabi Lahore', 'Sindhi Karachi' or 'Bengali Kolkata'.

Deccan is the anglicized version of Dakshin (South). It is a region which stretches from South of River Narmada to north of Mysore region, sandwiched between the 2 Ghats but not that full area, smaller. Deccan is more commonly associated with the Deccan Plateau, of lava origin during Cretaceous epoch of Mesozoic era. Geographical and geological importance, it has volcanic soil and very mineral rich. Cradle of many empires almost 2000 years old, rich culture, Hyderabad happens to be one of the many major historical cities in this region.

 

[IndianHero]

I am currently living and working in Hyderabad city, Telangana, India ! Look where it stands now !

<a href="https://ibb.co/2PPmXjr"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/gwwHsD8/Skyline.jpg" alt="Skyline" border="0"></a>

Hyderabad is one of IT hub in the world where whole world queues up in investing !

 

[Romali_rotti]

Very true and I agree with your observation. I also have a few friends from Deccan Hyderabad and they also don’t care about India!

As long as you care about country you are from (Pakistan) that is all that matters

 

[Itachi]

I am currently living and working in Hyderabad city, Telangana, India ! Look where it stands now !

<a href="https://ibb.co/2PPmXjr"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/gwwHsD8/Skyline.jpg" alt="Skyline" border="0"></a>

Hyderabad is one of IT hub in the world where whole world queues up in investing !

Looks like Pakistan missed the chance.

 

[Itachi]

In India the city is just called Hyderabad. Never heard a single Indian use the term 'Deccan Hyderabad', it is like using 'Punjabi Lahore', 'Sindhi Karachi' or 'Bengali Kolkata'.

Deccan is the anglicized version of Dakshin (South). It is a region which stretches from South of River Narmada to north of Mysore region, sandwiched between the 2 Ghats but not that full area, smaller. Deccan is more commonly associated with the Deccan Plateau, of lava origin during Cretaceous epoch of Mesozoic era. Geographical and geological importance, it has volcanic soil and very mineral rich. Cradle of many empires almost 2000 years old, rich culture, Hyderabad happens to be one of the many major historical cities in this region.

I too never heard of any people from Hyderabad calling the place as deccan. I studied with many students and they always say, "Hyderabad"

 

[JAI- a Cricket fan]

Tens and thousands of Muslims work for Google, facebook, Microsoft.. U name .. A-Z of IT world.. Huge offices.. Amazon, Google , Microsoft have campuses size acres in size.. People are living the dream here

 

[Ram Shekhar]

What's Deccan Hyderabad.. Its just 'Hyderabad'... Only Pakistan friends call it as Deccan Hyderabad

This is a Pakistan forum. I mentioned Deccan do that Pakistan brothers don’t get confused with their own Hyderabad. Why are you offended anyway?

 

[Ram Shekhar]

I too never heard of any people from Hyderabad calling the place as deccan. I studied with many students and they always say, "Hyderabad"

Even I didn’t hear but I said so that Pakistan posters don’t get confused with their own Sindh Hyderabad which is equally famous

 

[Ram Shekhar]

I am currently living and working in Hyderabad city, Telangana, India ! Look where it stands now !

<a href="https://ibb.co/2PPmXjr"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/gwwHsD8/Skyline.jpg" alt="Skyline" border="0"></a>

Hyderabad is one of IT hub in the world where whole world queues up in investing !

Many cities in South Asia are like this. No need to show off. Hyderabad is probably 5th biggest city in a poor country. Nothing to write home about

 

[Hitman]

Many cities in South Asia are like this. No need to show off. Hyderabad is probably 5th biggest city in a poor country. Nothing to write home about

He was speaking about Hyderabad of India, not Hyderabad of your country.

 

[Romali_rotti]

He was speaking about Hyderabad of India, not Hyderabad of your country.

lol... Mr Pakistani in disguise aka Ram Shekar..

 

[Ram Shekhar]

He was speaking about Hyderabad of India, not Hyderabad of your country.

Ok thank you, what next? You will send me to Pakistan like your bjp brothers?

 

[Slog]

I too never heard of any people from Hyderabad calling the place as deccan. I studied with many students and they always say, "Hyderabad"

Not true. In undergrad I remember I was at the mosque and was having a chat and asked the guy where he was from and I specifically remember he said ‘Hyderabad deccan’

 

[PakLFC]

Deccan Hyderabad never wanted to become a part of Pakistan. the Nizam wanted independence than India comes in and takes over. No one is being killed on the streets there at all, the Owaisi brothers seem happy enough living in palaces making loads of money. I am not picking a fight with India over this one at all. Even if the wanted to swap their city for a Lahore or Peshawar I would say "no". Only idiots and loonies like a Zaid Hamid will go on about how poor things are there. He takes every small issue like a Hindu-Muslim common argument in India and makes it an Indo-Pak issue. Bewakoof insaan! Now I am waiting for the usual culprits to call me an "Indian" Would be nice if some Indian sent me a biryani from there that is all I ask for I hear it's very tasty!

 

[Hitman]

Ok thank you, what next? You will send me to Pakistan like your bjp brothers?

How can I send you to a place where you already are

 

[Romali_rotti]

Deccan Hyderabad never wanted to become a part of Pakistan. the Nizam wanted independence than India comes in and takes over. No one is being killed on the streets there at all, the Owaisi brothers seem happy enough living in palaces making loads of money. I am not picking a fight with India over this one at all. Even if the wanted to swap their city for a Lahore or Peshawar I would say "no". Only idiots and loonies like a Zaid Hamid will go on about how poor things are there. He takes every small issue like a Hindu-Muslim common argument in India and makes it an Indo-Pak issue. Bewakoof insaan! Now I am waiting for the usual culprits to call me an "Indian" Would be nice if some Indian sent me a biryani from there that is all I ask for I hear it's very tasty!

:

 

[Zorro]

Ah the telgus..from my experience they care about food, movies, money and cricket. Almost every telgu I know is in IT and couldn't care less about Kashmir or Pakistan. Most of the talk is about money and real estate

Its Telugu, not Telgu.

 

[JaDed]

Not true. In undergrad I remember I was at the mosque and was having a chat and asked the guy where he was from and I specifically remember he said ‘Hyderabad deccan’

In India, if you ask them they don’t mention that because its common knowledge..

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Fantastic thread!! Should serve as a reminder to any Kashmiris confused about the move. Have a look at the living standards in Hyderabad and where they would have been if India had not annexed it

Same should be applied to rest of Pakistan and Bangladesh as well then. If India can annex Hyderabad and Kashmir, then should have no problem doing the same with Pakistan ( formerly India after all) and within a decade surely everyone will be a happy Indian and they will all be singing vande mataram.

Let's have no hypocrisy here, you can't pick and choose which states you are going to decide are reflection of shining India.

 

[ILcricket]

Same should be applied to rest of Pakistan and Bangladesh as well then. If India can annex Hyderabad and Kashmir, then should have no problem doing the same with Pakistan ( formerly India after all) and within a decade surely everyone will be a happy Indian and they will all be singing vande mataram.

Let's have no hypocrisy here, you can't pick and choose which states you are going to decide are reflection of shining India.

POV of a neutral British citizen

 

[IndianHero]

Many cities in South Asia are like this. No need to show off. Hyderabad is probably 5th biggest city in a poor country. Nothing to write home about

May be we live in a poor country but the fact is in this 5th biggest city there r lakhs who draw more than 6 figure salary monthly (including me) working in MNCs ! Most of big MNCs r present in Hyderabad !

A woman employee working in IT paid nearly Rs 10 crore INR ( Rs 22 crore PKR) as income tax last year ! She draws annually Rs 30 crore INR (Rs 66 crore PKR )

https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/m.ti...yer-in-telangana/amp_articleshow/65112400.cms

Show off tho baraabar bantha hai bhai !

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

POV of a neutral British citizen

It actually is. 90% of Brits can't tell the difference anyway. Jagjit Singh is as likely to get called a PB as Tahir Qayum.

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

I am from Hyderabad, lived most of my life there. Pretty cosmopolitan as far as pan India presence is concerned. You will find sizeable numbers of all people from almost all states in Hyderabad.

While the city has truly developed beyond recognition - it still does reel with major infrastructure problems, horrendous roads (not everywhere), just a hint of rain makes some roads flood with drain water and of course air and vehicular pollution.

But the advent of multi national companies has made a certain section of middle class Hyderabad reasonably affluent and those areas where they live are pretty well developed.

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

Hyderabad after yesterday's rain.

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

Hyderabad becomes a living nightmare after rain - even a light one at that.

 

[Pakistanian]

I too never heard of any people from Hyderabad calling the place as deccan. I studied with many students and they always say, "Hyderabad"

It's more of a Muslim thing.

 

[Ram Shekhar]

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Hyderabad after yesterday's rain.

Haha paradise to live for everyone to see. So much for a developed city

 

[AdamM97]

We wouldn’t have been able to hold onto it for more than a few years, and it would have been another humiliation like East Pakistan. I am glad that India did what was right.

The Nizam of Hyderabad didn’t want to join Pakistan, he preferred an independent Hyderabad.

Not sure why you’re bringing up Pakistan here.

 

[Mr.Q]

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Which part of Hyderabad is this? Looks very ‘suburban’. This is definitely not how the city looks like.

I’ve lived in Hyderabad. A very beautiful and modern city. The old city is less clean but you don’t really go there every day.

Summers are a bit unpleasant but in this a/c era not at all difficult. The people are very friendly to outsiders. And the food... very very special. It’s such a fantastic place to live in.

I think if a Pak PPer visits India, Hyderabad would be the city he/she falls in love with .

 

[IndoorCricket]

I live in Hyderabad, its my birth place... its one of the best cities in India. Here Muslims and Hindus, in fact every kind of person live harmoniously.

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

Which part of Hyderabad is this? Looks very ‘suburban’. This is definitely not how the city looks like.

I’ve lived in Hyderabad. A very beautiful and modern city. The old city is less clean but you don’t really go there every day.

Summers are a bit unpleasant but in this a/c era not at all difficult. The people are very friendly to outsiders. And the food... very very special. It’s such a fantastic place to live in.

I think if a Pak PPer visits India, Hyderabad would be the city he/she falls in love with .

All those pictures are from the local Hyderabad edition of the newspaper "Sakshi".

You mentioned you lived there - I am actually from there - before I left Hyderabad for good.

By Indian standards it's perhaps a decent city - but when you use the word "beautiful" and "modern" that is a long stretch.

Lets take the example of "Tank Bund- Hussain Sagar" - the so called beautiful lake bang in the middle of the city. It will probably rank as the filthiest lake in India. And every year they continue to immerse Ganesh idols which further pollutes the already polluted lake.

I'd be curious to find out which parts of Hyderabad you lived in?

Hyderabad is huge - of course there are parts that are good. But that is just a sliver of the fact.

If you can read Telugu - please go through the "local editions" of the newspapers - it is filled with civic problems in Hyderabad.

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

Gacchibowli, Madapur, Hi-Tech city are parts of what one might call the new Hyderabad. But even these are not immune from problems.

Overall a very sub standard city by global standards but a very good city by Indian standards.

 

[PakLFC]

I have no problem in Deccan Hyderabad or whatever they call it as being a part of India. Other then a few hundred Zaid Hamid types Pak does not want it neither do we need it. They chose independence or India but did not do so Pakistan. Good or bad let them be Indians. Hindu Muslim unity there blah....blah...blah whatever there is no reason for Pakistanis to be bothered. Seems like this "beautiful" place has infrastructure problems and is drowning!

 

[BreadPakoda]

Thanks brother for touching this topic. Clearly Hyderabadis like Sania Mirza love Pakistan. The revenge of 1971 must be taken brother. The pain has not gone away.

 

[PakLFC]

Don't understand why us Pakistanis want Hyderabad when obviously the people of that city have no interest. We have enough land to take care off. Let us feed, clothe and educate our people before wanting more territory. I support Kashmiris as they want to join us and it's a UN issue as well. We are in no position to take care off millions of Hyderabadis. Sania marrying a Pakistani was a personal decision, she has made it clear that she remains an Indian and represents India whenever she plays. By this logic her husband Shoaib Malik and Hassan Ali who also recently married an Indian lady must love India as well.

 

[Slog]

Don't understand why us Pakistanis want Hyderabad when obviously the people of that city have no interest. We have enough land to take care off. Let us feed, clothe and educate our people before wanting more territory. I support Kashmiris as they want to join us and it's a UN issue as well. We are in no position to take care off millions of Hyderabadis. Sania marrying a Pakistani was a personal decision, she has made it clear that she remains an Indian and represents India whenever she plays. By this logic her husband Shoaib Malik and Hassan Ali who also recently married an Indian lady must love India as well.

Nobody is asking Hyderabad to join Pakistan.

The point is just to show your country, India’s, hypocrisy.

When they saw a state whose rulers wanted to go independent they decided to annex it since the population was largely hindu and perhaps wanted to be part of India. However your countrymen do not agree to this logic when it comes to Kashmir when it is EXACTLY the same situation

 

[JaDed]

Nobody is asking Hyderabad to join Pakistan.

The point is just to show your country, India’s, hypocrisy.

When they saw a state whose rulers wanted to go independent they decided to annex it since the population was largely hindu and perhaps wanted to be part of India. However your countrymen do not agree to this logic when it comes to Kashmir when it is EXACTLY the same situation

There is no logic , its political I would say its similar to Junagadh.
Since the formation of India and Pakistan it’s about land whether when Pakistan was formed or when India annexed Junagadh or Hyderabad.

Also it is about narrative, India controlled the narrative in Junagadh and Hyderabad but couldn’t in Kashmir probably coz Kashmir was more of a rich kingdom and had more Muslims or Nehru’s weakness for it, I dont know.

Thats my view and might not be countrymen’s view but there is no point talking about hypocrisy, because everyone are hypocrites , for Pakistanis Muslim League were God sent when demanding Pakistan, but you guys hate RSS which was formed in reaction to them and is causing issues since 1948 in India.