Culture
See also: Muslim culture of Hyderabad
Historically, Hyderabad has been the city where distinct cultural and linguistic traditions of North India and South India meet. Hyderabadis, as residents of the city are known, have developed a distinctive culture which is a mixture of Hindu and Muslim traditions. A typical Hyderabadi could be either a Telugu or a Urdu-speaking person that has decided to make Hyderabad his/her home.[62]
Women of all cultures and faiths in Hyderabad typically wear either the traditional Indian dress, the sari, or, increasingly, the Salwar kameez especially among the younger population. The traditional Hyderabadi garb for females are the Khara Dupatta, the Salwar kameez and the Burqa(religious). For males the traditional garb is the Sherwani.[63] This is one of the more visiblecultural attributes of Hyderabad.[64]
One of Hyderabad's public carnivals is the annual immersion of Lord Ganesh idols after the 10 day Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations on Ananta Chaturdashi (locally known as the Ganesh Nimajjanam). Bonalu is a vernacular festival that is celebrated with great fervour.The Muslims fast for 30 days during their holy month of Ramzan, observed in piety and charity,and celebrated at the end by Eid ul-Fitr, three days of festivities with greetings and joy by everyone. At Eid a traditional sweet is made known as Sheer Qorma. An annual procession takes place every 10th Muharram (1st month of Islamic calendar)by the Shia Muslims at Charminar where participants mourn through self-flagellation.
[edit]Cuisine
Main article: Hyderabadi cuisine
Hyderabadi cuisine is a blend of traditional South Indian, Mughal, and Persian cuisine.Hyderabadi Biryani is an iconic dish of the region.[65] Other native preparations includeQubani ka meetha, Double ka meetha, Phirni, Nahari Kulche also known as paya andHaleem (a meat dish traditionally eaten during the holy month of Ramzan), Kaddu Ki Kheer (a sweet porridge made with sweet gourd), Sheer Qorma (a sweet liquid dish cooked with vermicelli and milk), Mirchi ka saalan, Bagaare baigan, Khatti dal, Khichdi and Khatta, Til ki chutney, baigan ki chutney, Til ka khatta, Aam ka achaar, Gosht ka achaar, Peosi (a sweet prepared with egg whites and milk), Shahi tukde, Kheema aaloo etc.[66][67]
On street-corners are Irani cafés that offer Irani chai, Irani samosa and Osmania biscuit.
The sweets are known for their ghee-based items. Famous sweet shops include the traditionally made. G.Pulla Reddy sweets and Karachi Bakery.
Italian, Mexican, Chinese and Continental cuisine are all popular in the city along with typical Andhra and other South Indian cuisine.[68]Pubs are also getting popular in Hyderabad.
[edit]Media
Main article: Media in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad is home to the second largest film industry in India by sheer number of films it produces, Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood which produces approximately three hundred movies every year. Saradhi Studios, Annapurna Studios, Ramanaidu Studios, Ramakrishna Studios, Padmalaya Studios, Ramoji Film City (the largest Film Studio in India) are some of the notable film studios in the city. The first Hyderabad International Film Festival (HIFF) was organized in 2007 by the Hyderabad Film Club and Andhra Pradesh Film Directors Association.The largest IMAX 3D Theatre in Asia and has powerful projector in the world with 24 optical focus is Prasads IMAX along with 4D Simulator at Hyderabad, India.Inox, PVR Cinemas, Cine Planet, Cinemax, BIG Cinemas and Talkie Town are some other multiplexes in Hyderabad. In the near future 17 more multiplexes are coming up in the areas like Kukatpally, Kacheguda etc.[70] Novotel Convention center in Hyderabad, is India’s largest convention facility, offering state of the art exhibition, meeting and convention services.[71]Ravindra Bharati located at Saifabad, is an important and well known center for theatre and performing arts in the city. Many artists from around the world perform here regularly. Lalithakala Thoranam, Shilpakala Vedika are also similar centers for arts and theatre. State-of-the-art Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) or simply HITEX is the first of its kind in South Asia and is comparable to the world's best convention centers.[72]
The radio industry has expanded with a number of private and government owned FM channels being introduced. Notable FM radio channels that broadcast in the city include AIR,Radio Mirchi FM (98.3 MHz), Radio City FM (91.1 MHz), and Big FM (92.7 MHz).
State-owned Doordarshan transmits two terrestrial television channels and one satellite television channel from Hyderabad. Some notable private regional television channels broadcasting from Hyderabad are T NEWS, TV9, MAA TV, I-News, ETV, Gemini, Teja, Zee Telugu, ETV Urdu, ETV2, NTV, TV5, RTV, Bhakthi TV, Local TV, and Urdu Tv.[73]
Hyderabad has three print media groups that publish several newspapers and magazines in Telugu, Urdu, and English. The major Telugu dailies include the Namaste Telangana, Eenadu, Sakshi, Suryaa, Vaartha, Andhra Jyothi, Andhra Prabha, Andhra Bhoomi and Praja Shakti. The major English dailies are The Times of India, The Hindu, The Deccan Chronicle, Business Standard, The New Indian Express and The Economic Times. Hyderabad publishes more number of Urdu dailies than any other Indian city. The major Urdu dailies are The Siasat Daily, The Munsif Daily and Etemaad.
Hyderabad is covered by a large network of optical fibre cables. There are four fixed telephone line operators in the city: BSNL, Tata Indicom, Reliance and Airtel. There are fifteen mobile phone companies in which GSM players include Vodafone, Airtel, BSNL, Idea,Tata DoCoMo, Reliance, Virgin Mobile, T24, Aircel and Uninor ; CDMA services offered by BSNL, Virgin Mobile, Tata Indicom, MTS Indiaand Reliance currently. 3G mobile services are offered by Airtel, Idea, Aircell and BSNL .
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