This post is pending for a week already. Now that I am sitting in my train bound to Bangalore and have a network connectivity, thanks to the latest technology (some people might roll their eyes.. please paa.. I should show some vanity at times la) I thought I will complete this.
I had been in Hyderabad for 2 years from 1999 to 2001. That was the time when this place was booming with all new companies and was a very strong competitor to Bangalore. My company was near Panjagutta junction and later it moved to a new campus in Hitech city which was almost like the 2-year old Sarjapur of Bangalore.Nothing but rocks and no other building in site, except for upcoming campuses and if by chance you wanna come back, you have to walk for 2 kms to the main road near Cyber towers and take a bus or auto from there. The only saving grace there was the Shilpa ramam (arts and crafts village) just next to the Cyber towers (where I have spend my early earnings to buy all sorts of stone crafts, which I am very fond of.. but I dont have a single one of them with me.. I got it for others as gifts etc...rombha azhinjirukean anga...) So practically Cyber towers (which was the biggest building then) marked the end of the city ;) and I was residing in Begumpet so it was always to and from the expensive part of the city.
After all these years when I came back, I flew to Hyderabad so I came from the other side of the city.. i.e from the end of the city (just like Devanahalli airport in Bangalore) and the first hit you get of the city is Gachibowli (just a small turn there) and then Booommmm!!!! the Hitech City road.... Man!! I was so astounded, speechless and awed seeing the buildings and the growth of this particular part of the city. I was frantically trying to see the single building which I remembered from then (vera enna.. the Cyber towers dhaan..) But that was not in sight.. But there were so many other buildings much bigger and wider.. The whole stretch of Hitech City road is just software companies....and finally we came to the end where we have to turn to Madhapur and there it was ..The Cyber Towers ...and this was the smallest building in the area.. ennanu solradhu... ennaku pechu mooche varalai... and my guest house was in Madhapur much near to the Cyber Towers. Then only I realized that what was once a dead end was extended to a road till the Outer ring road which goes to the Airport. This Madhapur area which was once so out of place.. is the crux of this Hitech City area. Evlo PG , evlo Guest houses.. you can see both the expensive shops as well as proper residential area. Proper mixture of both. But very congested...You can get anything and everything here. Dont have to go to any other part of the city.
Adhu appadi poachaa.. Next day when I wanted to go to office, I came and stopped an auto. He was asking me about how much I will give. I was wondering why ? meter enge ? Then I was shocked to see that there was no meter... ada paavigala.. meter use panradhu illaiyaa inga.. idhu eppola irundhu ? I distinctly remember that they had meter back then.. and it was around 5 or 6 Rs per Km. I wasnt sure what to say..and I was already mixing up my languages to speak in Hindi and Kannada ( thinking that I will convert that to Telugu somehow) and finally he said 40 Rs.. I remembered that it wasnt that far.. Its hardly 2-3 kms.. Seri poa.. enna panradhu..
Idhu kaalaila nadandha koothu... Now in the evening I was wondering how and when to come back... So I came back earlier (coz I saw a bus stop near the entrance of Hitech City area entrance) and was standing in the bus stand.. But I was surprised with all the people almost standing on the center of the road. I remember that they had the shared auto concept here..But adhuku ippadi yaa vaaa aduchukuvaanga.. aathaadi.. I was stunned to see how many people can make use of that small auto to go to a common place (no difference in gender or status or anything..idhula nalla othumai) with small amount of money (Rs 5 or Rs 10).. My friend has asked me to take a shared auto..indha scenea paathutu I decided that I will either take a bus or a separate auto..Idhellam ennaku othu varaadhu.. getting accustomed to it will need some killer instinct..which I definitely dont have. Seri auto share panraanga paravaa illai.. cars kooda share la oadudhu.. I dont know if that is something that they learn when they stay here or what it is. They seem to know which car to stop and get in. Mostly girls.. They ask if they are going in the way of their destination and if they are then they just get in..And if the driver doesn't accept then they scold him on his face.. ennaku onnume puriyala..and they almost go to the center of the road to stop the cars... apparam bus edhuku ? ennaku sema confusion.. nalla velai.. I asked one bus that came and they said it will go to my place and I hopped in.
Because of the work pressure I couldn't venture out anywhere in the city or even the Shilpa ramam which has been enhanced with a amphitheater and a MacD etc (even though they still have a area for the arts and crafts display...) oru chinna mall madhiri iruku .. I saw it from outside..
PG accommodation, Hostels, Guest houses.. these sell like hot cakes in this area. theruvuku 3 PG / hostels iruku.. they also give you free internet along with the rent.. Rent ranges from 9k to 20k depending on the sharing mode... and you can choose from such a very wide variety. I saw 2/3 hostels which gave a single sharing room for 9 k but it was a store room practically.. naan ulla nozhanjaale edeam adanjurum ..apparam mathadhellam enga ? Now finalized on a guest house sort of place.. with all facilities of a serviced apartment except that it is just one room with a balcony for my usage.
Today to come to Kacheguda station, I had to spend 70 Rs in auto from hitech city to hitech city station (for a 10 min travel) and then from there took the MMTS train which cost me only 4 Rs from Hiech city station to Kacheguda Station (for a 45 min travel)...eppadi... nalla velai..they told me about the MMTS and I ventured to try it today.. illainaa.. pocket gaalidhaan.. and that too for such a distance..
Somehow the city has become too big (just like the ever expanding Bangalore now.. ) and to get from one end to other, if there is no MMTS it would be very very difficult. Bangalore ku eppo Metro kedaikum....
Hey I almost forgot....they call his area..Cyberabad.. eppadi.. mudiyaladaa saamy..
I am still reeling on the magnanimity of the change of this place... am yet to settle down.. Will update more once I get a hang or feel of this place...
I had been in Hyderabad for 2 years from 1999 to 2001. That was the time when this place was booming with all new companies and was a very strong competitor to Bangalore. My company was near Panjagutta junction and later it moved to a new campus in Hitech city which was almost like the 2-year old Sarjapur of Bangalore.Nothing but rocks and no other building in site, except for upcoming campuses and if by chance you wanna come back, you have to walk for 2 kms to the main road near Cyber towers and take a bus or auto from there. The only saving grace there was the Shilpa ramam (arts and crafts village) just next to the Cyber towers (where I have spend my early earnings to buy all sorts of stone crafts, which I am very fond of.. but I dont have a single one of them with me.. I got it for others as gifts etc...rombha azhinjirukean anga...) So practically Cyber towers (which was the biggest building then) marked the end of the city ;) and I was residing in Begumpet so it was always to and from the expensive part of the city.
After all these years when I came back, I flew to Hyderabad so I came from the other side of the city.. i.e from the end of the city (just like Devanahalli airport in Bangalore) and the first hit you get of the city is Gachibowli (just a small turn there) and then Booommmm!!!! the Hitech City road.... Man!! I was so astounded, speechless and awed seeing the buildings and the growth of this particular part of the city. I was frantically trying to see the single building which I remembered from then (vera enna.. the Cyber towers dhaan..) But that was not in sight.. But there were so many other buildings much bigger and wider.. The whole stretch of Hitech City road is just software companies....and finally we came to the end where we have to turn to Madhapur and there it was ..The Cyber Towers ...and this was the smallest building in the area.. ennanu solradhu... ennaku pechu mooche varalai... and my guest house was in Madhapur much near to the Cyber Towers. Then only I realized that what was once a dead end was extended to a road till the Outer ring road which goes to the Airport. This Madhapur area which was once so out of place.. is the crux of this Hitech City area. Evlo PG , evlo Guest houses.. you can see both the expensive shops as well as proper residential area. Proper mixture of both. But very congested...You can get anything and everything here. Dont have to go to any other part of the city.
Adhu appadi poachaa.. Next day when I wanted to go to office, I came and stopped an auto. He was asking me about how much I will give. I was wondering why ? meter enge ? Then I was shocked to see that there was no meter... ada paavigala.. meter use panradhu illaiyaa inga.. idhu eppola irundhu ? I distinctly remember that they had meter back then.. and it was around 5 or 6 Rs per Km. I wasnt sure what to say..and I was already mixing up my languages to speak in Hindi and Kannada ( thinking that I will convert that to Telugu somehow) and finally he said 40 Rs.. I remembered that it wasnt that far.. Its hardly 2-3 kms.. Seri poa.. enna panradhu..
Idhu kaalaila nadandha koothu... Now in the evening I was wondering how and when to come back... So I came back earlier (coz I saw a bus stop near the entrance of Hitech City area entrance) and was standing in the bus stand.. But I was surprised with all the people almost standing on the center of the road. I remember that they had the shared auto concept here..But adhuku ippadi yaa vaaa aduchukuvaanga.. aathaadi.. I was stunned to see how many people can make use of that small auto to go to a common place (no difference in gender or status or anything..idhula nalla othumai) with small amount of money (Rs 5 or Rs 10).. My friend has asked me to take a shared auto..indha scenea paathutu I decided that I will either take a bus or a separate auto..Idhellam ennaku othu varaadhu.. getting accustomed to it will need some killer instinct..which I definitely dont have. Seri auto share panraanga paravaa illai.. cars kooda share la oadudhu.. I dont know if that is something that they learn when they stay here or what it is. They seem to know which car to stop and get in. Mostly girls.. They ask if they are going in the way of their destination and if they are then they just get in..And if the driver doesn't accept then they scold him on his face.. ennaku onnume puriyala..and they almost go to the center of the road to stop the cars... apparam bus edhuku ? ennaku sema confusion.. nalla velai.. I asked one bus that came and they said it will go to my place and I hopped in.
Because of the work pressure I couldn't venture out anywhere in the city or even the Shilpa ramam which has been enhanced with a amphitheater and a MacD etc (even though they still have a area for the arts and crafts display...) oru chinna mall madhiri iruku .. I saw it from outside..
PG accommodation, Hostels, Guest houses.. these sell like hot cakes in this area. theruvuku 3 PG / hostels iruku.. they also give you free internet along with the rent.. Rent ranges from 9k to 20k depending on the sharing mode... and you can choose from such a very wide variety. I saw 2/3 hostels which gave a single sharing room for 9 k but it was a store room practically.. naan ulla nozhanjaale edeam adanjurum ..apparam mathadhellam enga ? Now finalized on a guest house sort of place.. with all facilities of a serviced apartment except that it is just one room with a balcony for my usage.
Today to come to Kacheguda station, I had to spend 70 Rs in auto from hitech city to hitech city station (for a 10 min travel) and then from there took the MMTS train which cost me only 4 Rs from Hiech city station to Kacheguda Station (for a 45 min travel)...eppadi... nalla velai..they told me about the MMTS and I ventured to try it today.. illainaa.. pocket gaalidhaan.. and that too for such a distance..
Somehow the city has become too big (just like the ever expanding Bangalore now.. ) and to get from one end to other, if there is no MMTS it would be very very difficult. Bangalore ku eppo Metro kedaikum....
Hey I almost forgot....they call his area..Cyberabad.. eppadi.. mudiyaladaa saamy..
I am still reeling on the magnanimity of the change of this place... am yet to settle down.. Will update more once I get a hang or feel of this place...
