Begumpet

Begumpet is named after the daughter of the sixth Nizam, Basheer Ul-Unnisaa Begum , who received it as part of her wedding dowry was married to the second Amir of Paigah The Shums ul Umra Amir e Kabir 1. Later this entire village of Begumpet was received by Shahzadi Jahandaar un-nisa Begum also known as H.E.Lady Vikar ul Umra daughter of H.H Nawab Afzal ud Dowla Bahadur the fifth Nizam of Hyderabad for her Paandaan ka Kharcha , is one of the major commercial and residential suburbs in Hyderabad, India. The Greenlands flyover also known as Begumpet flyover connects the city of Hyderabad to this area. The Bowenpally Road in Secunderabad also provides access to the region.

Begumpet was an initially a small suburb between Hyderabad and Secunderabad. The expansion of commercial activity further north of Hyderabad as well as the airport located here has made Begumpet an urban centre of importance.[citation needed]
Economy

Begumpet has developed into a commercial district in Hyderabad. The region is home to many government and corporate offices. Software companies Fast Forward Technologies, Yash Technologies, Quad Asia, Proactive Techno Labs, Pramati Techonologies, Dabur India Pvt. ltd are located in the area.

There are some sites with historical importance and constitute visiting places for the tourists. Paigah palaces, Spanish mosque, Hyderabad Public School (former Jagirdars college), Sir Ronald Ross Institute, built in 1895, is one such example. The institute is a famous study centre that served as a military hospital in the past. It earned reputation in the academic circles, in the state and beyond.[citation needed]
Landmarks
Partial view of the old Begumpet Airport

The Begumpet Airport is a major landmark of the city. The Begumpet airport is now closed for commercial flights, and is operational only for training and chartered flights only. The popular Hotel Manohar (soon to be Radisson Hotel Manohar) is located close to the airport road. Shopper's Stop, a department store chain, is a well known landmark. Other landmarks are the Hyderabad Public School located on SP road, Country Club, and the Paigah Palace, which houses the US Consulate in Hyderabad. Begumpet once used to have the tallest building in South India with 13 floors called Jaal Mahal, destroyed by Aurangzeb, the last Mughal emperor.

Basheerbagh

Basheerbagh   is a city center of importance in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. It is a commercial and business center as well as a residential neighbourhood. The area's importance has increased because of its close proximity to other bigger commercial areas such as Abids, Koti, Nampally and Himayat nagar. The well known Bashir Bagh Palace is located here. It is also close to Hussain sagar lake.


There are large number of Jewellery shops located here and good number of shopping malls around here. Famous theaters in the city such as the Skyline & Sterling movie theaters are located here. Some important government buildings like the Ayakar Bhavan (Income tax office), Police Commissioner's Office, Police control room, Central Excise and customs office, AP Tourism's reservation office etc. are located here. Huge commercial buildings like the Babu Khan Estate(the tallest building in Hyderabad with 14 floors) and Khan Lateef Khan Estate are present here running a wide variety of businesses.




Basheerbagh was a sports hub and used to called as Fathe Maidaan, because the handing over of Hyderabad to the Indian Army had happened here. The well known L. B. stadium for cricket and athletics is located here. An indoor stadium is also present here used for Badminton and Tennis. Presently they are not used much and Gachibowli has become the sports hub of the city.

The recent ICL and IPL matches have revived the stadiums here and they have once again come alive. The flood lights of the stadium light up the evening sky and have caused joy to the public around this area after many years.

Punjagutta Punja means Hand and Gutta word means Mountain. This area is named by the mountain which has the hand print of Imam Ali a.s. It is a very beautiful mountain, on its peak it has a print of Imam Ali a.s hand, and the main stone from top is more than 75 % in the air which don't has any support with anything, and its story is once that stone was shaking and about to role Imam Ali a.s stop it by his Hand and still his hand mark are available on that stone at the peak.



Hence that area is called as Punjagutta The area around that mountain is also an important commercial & residential area in the west zone of Hyderabad, India. Punjagutta has grown to be a major transit point for traffic going towards Ameerpet, Banjara hills, Somajiguda and Khairtabad; all important areas of the city of Hyderabad. The new twin flyovers across the road junction are helping ease the traffic flow. Punjagutta now has many IT hubs like Focus Softnet , Vensoft and it has many Shoping malls like Hyderabd Central etc. Jwelery shops like joy alukas , TBZ, Kalyan etc.

Erragadda - Hyderabad

Erragadda is a developing commercial & residential area in the west zone of Hyderabad in AP, India. It is home to the ECE Industries, an electrical enterprise. Popular landmarks are the Gokul theater and St.Theresa's hospital which was constructed in the 80s and 70s respectively.
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Commercial area:
Rythu Bazaar at Erragadda, Hyderabad.

The Government owned vegetable market called Rythu bazaar is located here providing vegetables at reasonable rates.

The area also has a good concentration of Muslims, and many miscellaneous stores setup by them. Timber and asbestos businesses are also located here.

The government run TB and Chest Hospital is located here. The Gokul movie theatre, a famous landmark which was constructed in the 80s keeps the public entertained. The Sunday market at Erragadda crossroads.

 
St.Theresa's hospital

Medical institutions such as the St.Theresa's hospital, and government institutions such as the Hospital for Mental Health, TB and Chest hopital are in Erragadda.

Ameerpet - Hyderabad

Ameerpet   is a busy commercial area located in the north western part of Hyderabad AP, India.

It is well known over the city as a hub for software training institutes.

Until the early 90's, the area mostly consisted of vacant plots and roadside restaurants to serve the traffic along NH9 to Bombay. Commercial activity first shifted here from the center of the city in the 1990s with the expansion of the northern suburbs of Hyderabad due to ongoing construction activity in the area and its surrounding areas. Today it is a bustling locality with several commercial establishments along with high pedestrian and vehicular traffic.

The area is prone to frequent traffic jams during rush hour. Considerable efforts such as a foot over bridge and permanent dividers have improved the traffic scene. Ameerpet crossroads lies on the National Highway NH9 connecting it to Green lands and Begumpet. On the NH9 it lies between the areas of Punjagutta and Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar.

Sanath Nagar - Hyderabad

Sanathnagar is an industrial and residential suburb of Hyderabad, India.

Earlier it was a well planned residential area for officers known as SRT quarters. But now it has grown in area and size and includes neighbouring localities such as Czech colony, parts of BK Guda, Subhash nagar colony,tulisi nagar, Jayaprakash nagar colony and the ESI area also.



Industrial area at Sanathnagar includes small and medium scale chemical, pharmaceutical, electrical and mechanical industries. Pharmaceutical companies such as Divi's, Sipra, Gland pharma, Lamco are located here. The main Post office is also located in this industrial area. Some major automobile service centres such as GM motors, TATA motors, Toyota, Chevrolet, Daewoo, Bajaj, Volvo, Skoda etc are located in this suburb.



Earlier Refrigeration major Voltas was located in this suburb. Famous Bus manufacturer Ashok Leyland and Allwyn companies existed here but not now.






Real estate boom has taken over the once peaceful Czech colony


Now with Bakelyte Hylam made a residential property purchased and dveloped by Lodha Group a gated community is coming up at sanathnagar with the name CASA Paradiso. Swamy Talkies an age old cinema theatre used to keep the public entertained which is converted into a function hall now. Major National banks such as the State bank of Hyderabad, Andhra bank area also located here. Urbanization can be seen in areas like the Czech colony, and in other pockets of this suburb.

The Sunday market on Sanathnagar-Erragadda main road is one of the busiest, selling all kinds of seconds goods and many other miscellaneous stuff.
Education



Early schools set up in this area include Little scholars school, neena School, Covells High school, St. Theresa's girls high school,Neena High School, Percy's High school, Hindu public school. Other schools located in this suburb are the ,vasistha vidyalaya is an excellet school etc., have come up lately. Hindu college for women is a prominent college in this suburb.
Healthcare





St.Theresa's hospital, one of the earliest hospitals in the area

St.Theresa's hospital is one of the earliest hospital set up here. This hospital has recently undergone renovation to accommodate more wards. The government owned ESI hospital is also present here. Chest hospital, TB hospital, Hospital for mental health are other government institutions located close to this suburb, providing health care for the poor.




Culture

The citizens of this area are peaceful. People from different backgrounds and a mix of religions are present here. Christianity was brought to this area by the salesian missionaries who have brought early education to this area. Famous churches in this area are the St.Theresa's Church, Baptist Church and St.Paul's church at Czech colony. The Mosque close to the bus depot is a famous mosque for the Muslims, their concentration also being more in that area.Which is known as 'Jafri Masjid' and 'Iddgah' around the masjid is also vey famous.






One of the many municipal parks at Sanathnagar

Sanathnagar is known for its municipal parks which can be found all over this suburb creating a natural atmosphere. The recent Laxmi Yadav park was a good addition to the existing parks and has now become the most loved park by the citizens. Wide open areas such as the Welfare ground, Vinayak ground, Nehru ground etc provide good sporting avenues for kids and the youth. The Sanathnagar-Fathenagar-Balkampet flyover provides a good aerial view of the Begumpet airport and is enjoyed by the public in the evenings.



Transport


MMTS station at Sanathnagar

Sanathnagar has an APSRTC Bus Terminal, linking it to all the major suburbs of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

Sanathnagar has a MMTS station providing local rail connecitvity to important parts in Hyderabad.




Neighbourhoods

Sanathnagar consists of other smaller localities such as BK Guda, Czech colony, Subhash nagar colony, Jayaprakash nagar colony, ESI(Hospital & quarters) etc.



Representation

The Sanathnagar constituency is currently represented in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative assembly by Marri Shashidhar Reddy. and 101 constituency corporator md ayub khan

Nizams established the Hyderabad Civil Service and built large reservoirs. Survey work on the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam was initiated during this time, though the actual work was completed by the Government of India in 1969.




Following India's independence from the British Empire in 1947, the Asaf Jahi Nizam declared his intention to remain independent. In 1948, the Hyderabad State Congress began agitating against the Nizam, with the support of Indian National Congress and the Communist Party of India. On 17 September 1948, the Indian Army took control of Hyderabad state through Operation Polo and the Nizam joined India by signing the Instrument of Accession, which made him the Rajpramukh ("Princely Governor") of Hyderabad State.

A peasant uprising or Telangana uprising was a communist-led peasant rebellion against the feudal lords of the Telangana region and later against the princely state of Hyderabad between 1946 and 1951.

The Constitution of India, which became effective on 26 January 1950, made Hyderabad State one of the part B states of India and Hyderabad city continued to be its capital. In 1955, B. R. Ambedkar, the then Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution, expressed that the city should be designated as the second capital of India after Delhi. He expressed:

    "Hyderabad has all the amenities which Delhi has and it is a far better city than Delhi. It has all the grandeur which Delhi has. Buildings are going cheap and they are really beautiful buildings, far superior to those in Delhi. The only thing that is wanting is a Parliament House which the Government of India can easily build."

On 1 November 1956, the states of India were reorganised on linguistic grounds. Hyderabad State was split on linguistic lines to become the parts of three newly carved states. Nine Telugu and Urdu speaking districts of Hyderabad State, also known as Telangana, were merged with the Telugu speaking Andhra State to create the state of Andhra Pradesh with Hyderabad city as its capital. There are several movements to invalidate the merger of Telangana and Andhra; major being in 1969, 1972 and now. The Telangana movement gained momentum over decades becoming a widespread political demand of creating a new state from the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. As of 2011, the movement continues with Hyderabad being major center of strikes and agitations.