I promise for a deeper, more serious post in the near future. But for now, please enjoy the 10 year old in me by reading my special lil poem about Hyderabad…Hyderagood….Hyderagr8…Hidurbody…H-Bad…the ‘Bad.’ Here’s to hoping this gives you the itch to visit Hyderabad 🙂
—–Get Ready! Set! Read!——
Once a princely state
Named after Queen Hyder Mahal
Given your splendor and grandeur
You should be renamed
Hyderagood
Or even Hyderagreat (really corny, I know. Please keep reading…)
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The city of pearls
DIAMONDS & PEARLS (sorry, Prince reference. I’m from Minnesota)
Fresh water and salt water
Talk to a gemologist
To know if a pearl is best suited inside your fist
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Old City is South
Hussain Sagar Lake in the middle
Go north to Cyberabad, Hi-Tech City
Let me be clear
We aren’t talking itty bitty
7 million + population
Any duration in Hyderabad traffic
Will surely leave you sick
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Your sights are afew
Everyone knows the Old City
with Charminar and Laad bazaar
Hear my bangles jangle from afar
Don’t forget about the giant Buddha statue in the middle of the lake
It surely takes the cake
Golconda Fort far away on top of the hill
Wasn’t sure if I had enough rupees to pay the rickshaw bill
Thanks to a lovely human being by the name of Sridar
Enjoyed dinner at the Falaknuma Palace
Jealous?
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While still a bit conservative
Silk saris and salwar kameeze
Sure, Hyderabadi women tease 😉
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Let’s not forget about the fancy malls
Central, City Center and GVK1
Put on your best mall attire
Or your ego will be let afire
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Hollywood, Bollywood
Nope, not in this hood
Step aside
Introducing…
Tollywood!
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Baffled by the south Indian head waggle
How to interpret
Yes, maybe, no?
A smile you bestow
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Please don’t get me started with your cuisine
Idli and dosa on my mind
The nearest dhaba I find
Ohhhh Biryani
I would never forget you
You and your many spices
Certainly not your ordinary rice
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Who doesn’t love a good Hyderabadi stache
No need to point, stare or laugh
Hey, men in Hyderabad!
You should really meet my friend, Beh-zad!!!
xoxo,
Mandy
