Hyderabad is the 5th largest metropolis of India and the capital city of Andhra Pradesh. In fact, its also called Bhagyanagar, the city is pretty rich in history and culture with monuments, mosques, temples, a rich and varied heritage in arts, crafts and dance.

The one of the famous culture is Hyderabadi pearl Culture. People form everywhere gather here to own a few of these pearls. But why Hyderabad? It is because of the city's grand and very old history. Hyderabad was a princely state and a very rich one too! The royal backing saw to the growth of arts, crafts and cuisine Hence, Hyderabad became the one-stop-destination for pearls. There is an entire street which only comprises of pearl shops - Patther Gatti.

In the land of beautiful women, beautiful poetry, beautiful cuisine and beautiful pearls, one more can be added to the beautiful band, i.e. Beautiful bangles. the decoy of bangles still carry on in the hearts of millions of women who love to embellish their arms with a dazzling set of bangles. These bangles are so very purse and are of high quality too.

The city is a centre for handicrafts, in the city and from around the state. Markets like Charkaman, Mitti-ka-Sher and Laad Bazaar offer fabolous bargains. They include: bidriware, hookahs, boxes, jewellery made of black gun-metal inlaid with fine silver wire in exquisite floral and geometric patterns; appliqued patchwork skirts, bags and belts with mirrors and beads, embroidered by the Banjara and Lambadi gypsy tribes; Nirmal lacquer ware, brass from Pembarthi, Kondapalli carved toys, leather toys and Warangal carpets.

The city has some exotic monuments to look around. The most famous Charminar, the edifice of four minar, the legendary masterpiece of the Qutub Shahis.

Hyderabad has got a mixed set of people forming a base from all regions of India. Infact Hyderabad is considered to be a transit place for the North and South of the Whole of India, with Sikhs, Gujaratis, Marathis, Bengalis, and others.

While Muslim people are concentrated more towards the old city like Charminar, Secunderabad has got a more contemporary look with a concentration of Anglo-Indians.

In general, Hyderabadi people are considered to be very friendly and hospitable. Infact hospitality is the other name of Hyderabadis. They take pride in talking in their local, typical, and vibrant Hyderabadi language which is a mix of Hindi, Urdu, and Telugu. To speak the truth it is not limited to just one religion, caste, creed or sect. Hyderabad is a mixture of diverse religions, castes and creeds.

Hyderabad is blessed with a theater every 500 meters. Almost all the movies go running-full. Though with the advent of Cable Television, not many families are opting for theaters, there still are some people who would consider it a picnic. Every Sunday, theaters go full. The reason why theaters go full is the pricing also. Hyderabad never over-dose in case of pricing economy. The maximum that you come across should not exceed Rs 40. Though the theaters are not a competition to Metropolis' theaters, they are a equipped lot when it comes to Sound effects. Most theaters are DTS enabled.

Now, we want to explain about Irani Hotels, where some people build their lives around it. They sit for hours and hours and chat with friends, families and even strangers. Irani hotels are an excellent franchise. Every one likes the "Chota Samosa" made out of Onions that are special to any Irani Hotel. Fine Biscuit, and the world famous Osmania biscuits were born from this concept called Irani Hotel.

Last and finally but not least, that is about technology. Do you know that there are at least five computer based institutes in every street of Hyderabad. At every turn of a street you find an Internet surfing centre. At the same time, Hyderabad has some of the world class companies in different fields. Concluding this topic, you have cyber towers in the Hi-Tec city. IT Pundits expect this place to be the next silicon valley after the original one in CA. In case you are interested in going to USA then there is only one place to be and that is Hyderabad.