Description

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Starting with the period prior to the city's birth in 1591, the book presents
an unbroken and colourful chronicle of Hyderabad, one of contemporary
India's most important cities. Charting the city's fascinating march from
Bhagnagar to Hyderabad to 'Cyberabad', this story is replete with diverse
engaging, eccentric, and often daring characters, some of whose lives are
stranger than fi ction. With a new chapter and updated information, this
edition will appeal to anybody keen on learning more about the city,
including scholars, researchers, journalists, and historians.

About the Author

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Narendra Luther, Hyderabad: Memoirs of a City, author, columnist Narendra Luther, a former top civil servant is the best living authority onHyderabad. His important books include Biography of the Founder ofHyderabad; three coff ee-table books: Raja Deen Dayal: Prince ofPhotographers, Lashkar: The Story of Secunderabad, and The Rockitectureof Andhra Pradesh. Some of his books have been translated intoUrdu, Telugu, Hindi, and Oriya.