Saturday, November 29, 2014

Bucket List For 2015: Hyderabad Among World's Must-See Places, National Geographic Traveler


 
In the news:
Hyderabad is the second best place in the world that one should see in 2015, according to an international travel publication.
The Presidio of San Francisco in the US ranked first on the "Best of the World - 20 Places You Should See in 2015" list, published in the annual guide of 'Traveler' magazine of National Geographic.
In the December 2014-January 2015 issue, periodical ranked India's Hyderabad at second position on the list, which included cities Zermatt in Switzerland, National Mall in Washington D.C, Corsica, Choquequirao in Peru, Sark in Channel Islands, Koyasan in Japan, Oklahoma City, and Maramures in Romania.
“Stories of Hyderabad’s poetic past weave amid strings of programming code in this South Eastern India city that was home to one of the richest men in the world, Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last ruling nizam of Hyderabad,” the periodical said.


It goes on to talk about how Hyderabad has now become a seedbed for many global IT brands, the opulent Taj Falaknuma Palace, Irani cafes, fifth generation pearl merchants and other attractions. Continue reading: Hyderabad 2nd best place in world one should see in 2015: Magazine  [daijiworld.com

See also on the same series of National Geographic: I Heart My City: Sharada’s Hyderabad


Sunday, November 23, 2014

Hyderabad special: Osmania biscuits after Biryani, haleem



November 21,2014, 01.24 PM  IST | | THE HANS INDIA

 Extract:
The biscuit is made of maida mixed with sugar, salt, milk powder, ghee, baking powder, and other ingredients.
 
"We don't compromise on quality and supply the biscuits hot and fresh," Obaid Bin Aboos of Nimrah Bakery and Cafe told IANS, adding that he had maintained the same quality and taste for 23 years.
 
Traders also buy Osmania from Nimrah for their business in various parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

By Mohammed Shafeeq --
(Mohammed Shafeeq can be contacted at m.shafeeq@ians.in)