How much about Hyd do you know

by **Mona Lisa Smile** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 4:59 pm

Here are a few interesting questions about Hyderabad. Check out for yourself, how much of Hyderabad do you know. Answers tomorrow. Those of you who know let others try it too....

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1. What does the AC in A.C. Guards stand for?

2. There were two rivers in Hyderabad (tributaries of the Musi) which were named after two biblical characters. What are they?

3. This place, very much in Hyderabad, derives its name from the fact that it used to be an "outpost with a wire fence". What?

4. The highest part in Golconda Fort is named after a fortress in Kabul. Name it.

5. Hyderabad was an important stop on a caravan trade route (due to its proximity to the diamond mines of Golconda, among other things. Traders used to stay overnight at a particular carvanserai / camping ground. How do we know this place today?

6. In order to overcome the water problem in Hyderabad, what was constructed?

7. Where in Hyderabad would you find the "California Hangar" - an airstrip where the Nizam's tiny air force was based?

8. Which place in Hyderabad gets its name from the fact that two wrestlers used to have their gym / akhada there?

9. This area was known for a lot of trees and no street lights, hence used to be pitch dark after sunset. Which place?

10. Which district in A.P. derives its name from the word for a "grain of rice"?

11. This brand received permission through a Firman from the Nizam of Hyderabad, as its logo was a state symbol. Which brand

12. Chin Qulich Khan, a famous general of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and a contemporary of the Peshwa Baji Rao, founded which dynasty?

13. Where in Asia and out of Spain, would you find the only mosque modelled in the Spanish (moorish spain) style, reportedly modeled on a mosque in Cordoba?

14. Where would you find the zero milestone in Hyderabad?

15. The idols of Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are located in a partiular spot in the Golconda fort. Why?

16. Which place in Hyderabad gets its name from the fact that it was built on a shepherd's hill?

17. Barbara Cartland's 200th novel "Love on the Wind" describes a place in Hyderabad, which was formerly the 'Residency' - the residence of the British Resident (senior representative of the crown in Hyderabad). What is now located in its place?

18. Which locality gets its name from the fact that a stone was found with the imprint of a Muslim saint's palm on it?

19. This institution is fast becoming the favorite location for telugu films to shoot 'college' scenes in, rapidly replacing the old favorites OU Arts College and Nizams College.

20. The famous French general Monsieur Raymond built a huge factory where rifles and cannons were manufactured for the Nizam. What is the area where this factory is located now called? (Moosarambagh is named after the local version of his name, Monsieur Raymond, - but that's not the answer)

21. Birla Mandir is constructed on "Navabat Pahad" (which is one of the two twin hills situated there). Name the other one.

by **rock_26iin** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 6:32 pm

1. Abyssinian Cavalry

2. Isa and Musa (Jesus and Moses)

3. Tarnaka (tar = barbed wire, naka = police post)

4. Bala Hissar (the Kabul version was pounded heavily by the US airstrikes I believe

5. Karwan / Karwansahu (just beyond Mehdipatnam)

6. The Tank Bund

7. The Gowliguda Bus Station (note the distinctive shape of the buildings?)

8. Domalguda (Do - two, Mall - wrestler. Not derived from 'Domalu', the telugu word for mosquitoes - though there are several of those out there

9. Chikkadpalli (from telugu Cheekati Palli - dark place)

10. Medak (from Methuku)

11. Charminar cigarettes (produced by the Vazir Sultan Tobacco company (VST)

12. The Asif Jahi dynasty

13. The 'Spanish Mosque', close to the airport / opposite the police hockey stadium in Begumpet

14. The All India Radio Building (just across the road from the state legislative assembly

15. Bhakta Ramdas was held here. For the non Hyderabadis here, Ramdas' real name was Kancherla Gopanna, the tax collector of Bhadrachalam, who used state funds to build a temple to Lord Rama, and was arrested for this - and later rescued when Lord Rama miraculously repaid the money to Sultan Abu Hasan Tanashah.

16. Golkonda - the fort, from Golla Konda - the Shepherd's Hill

17. The Womens College at Koti

18. Punjagutta (from Punja - hand)

19. NIFT, the National Institute of Fashion Technology

20. Gunfoundry, near Abids

21. Kala Pahad

by **CtrlAltDel** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 11:27 pm

WOW...

i am suppossed to be a "COOL HYDERABADI"

but i didnt know the answers to most of the questions posted here.

thanQ Smiling Mona Lisa for the questions and thanQ Rock' for the answers.

by **Mayavi Morpheus** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 12:20 am

16. Which place in Hyderabad gets its name from the fact that it was built on a shepherd's hill?

16. Golkonda - the fort, from Golla Konda - the Shepherd's Hill

Doesnt golkonda mean 'Gol' 'konda' - round hill? A mud fort was built by Rani Rudramadevi in late 11th century and was named gol konda kota, later QQ shah built a stone fort over the mud one. Seen this on TV.

by **rock_26iin** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:14 am

Mayavi Morpheus wrote: Doesnt golkonda mean 'Gol' 'konda' - round hill? A mud fort was built by Rani Rudramadevi in late 11th century and was named gol konda kota, later QQ shah built a stone fort over the mud one. Seen this on TV.

I don't think that 'Konda' means Hill in Hindi since the first part of ure translation is in Hindi. I don't think that they would derive the name from 2 languages. In Telugu however, 'Golla Konda' means Shepherd's Hill.

BTW, found some info abt it on the net

Shepherd's Hill" or "Golla Konda", as it was popularly known in Telugu, has an interesting story behind it. One fine day, on the rocky hill called 'Mangalavaram', a shepherd boy came across an idol. This was conveyed to the Kakatiya king, who was ruling at that time. The king got a mud fort constructed around the holy spot. Over a period of time this lowly construction was expanded by the Qutub Shahi kings into a massive fort of granite.

Dont know how far its true(or false)

by **Mayavi Morpheus** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 6:45 am

Ok, so a part of what I wrote is right except for the name. 'Konda' is a telugu word, and not hindi. Anyway shouldnt trust DD 8 to get their facts right, may be they mixed 'gol' (round, hindi) and 'konda' (hill, telugu) and attributed it to Rudramadevi.

BTW, ever heard of 'anjaan kodutunnav'? I always thought it was a telugu word, its only when someone told me that anjaan is hindi that I realised it.

by **rock_26iin** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 11:25 am

Mayavi Morpheus wrote:Ok, so a part of what I wrote is right except for the name. 'Konda' is a telugu word, and not hindi. Anyway shouldnt trust DD 8 to get their facts right, may be they mixed 'gol' (round, hindi) and 'konda' (hill, telugu) and attributed it to Rudramadevi.
BTW, ever heard of 'anjaan kodutunnav'? I always thought it was a telugu word, its only when someone told me that anjaan is hindi that I realised it.

What is 'anjaan kodutunnav' ? :shock:

I've had the same experience with DD. I argued wit some1 abt sumthin and we were at it for a good hour and finally we decided to check and found out that i was wrong. U can imagine my humiliation!! :evil:

by **azazel** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 5:15 pm

offo ..

there's so much of that i didnt know ..

by **Bimbette** » Fri Apr 02, 2004 11:39 pm

Hey Mona, thanx for the ques. I had read them somewhere and this was a nice recap session! :-)

Hey Rock, needless to mention, thanks for the ans. U made my job easier of not having to search google for the ans.

by **Imran** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 11:44 am

hey nis Q's Mona ... Gud work

and well said Mr Rock ....

by **mysterious babe** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 12:47 pm

Hi that was a nice one mona. I knew about 3 answers. I had been for the golconda sound and light show , they narrate the story abt golkonda. Quite interesting.

by **akhilis2cool** » Sat Apr 03, 2004 2:14 pm

Hi Mona,

It was enlightening to go thru the questions. I could answer only a couple of them corrrectly. So i learnt a lot about hyderabad today.

Thanks again

Akhil

by **Happy Hyderabadi** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 12:23 pm

So, Our Hyderabad has 'Questionable' Features and happily 'Answerable', too!

Thank You, Ms M for the Qs and Mr Rock for the As.

Hyderabad is well known for 'Hybrids': eg 'Hussain'sagar, 'Himayat'nagar, 'Begum'peta, 'Shali'banda ('Shah Ali' Banda) ... Telangana Telugu uses and mixes Urdu words and phrases freely like 'anjan kodtunnav' , 'dimag ledu' and 'yad marchina'!

That's the Variety of Hyderabad and its Spice!

:?:

by **Happy Hyderabadi** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 12:26 pm

So, Our Hyderabad has 'Questionable' Features and happily 'Answerable', too!

Thank You, Ms M for the Qs and Mr Rock for the As.

Hyderabad is well known for 'Hybrids': eg

Hussain-sagar, Himayat-nagar, Begum-peta, Shali-banda ('Shah Ali' Banda) ... Telangana Telugu uses and mixes Urdu words and phrases freely like anjan kodtunnav , dimag ledu and yad marchina!

That's the Variety of Hyderabad and its Spice!

:?:

by **Happy Hyderabadi** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 12:27 pm

So, Our Hyderabad has Questionable Features and happily Answerable, too!

Thank You, Ms M for the Qs and Mr Rock for the As.

Hyderabad is well known for Hybrids: eg

Hussain-sagar, Himayat-nagar, Begum-peta, Shali-banda (Shah Ali Banda) ... Telangana Telugu uses and mixes Urdu words and phrases freely like anjan kodtunnav , dimag ledu and yad marchina!

That's the Variety of Hyderabad and its Spice!

:?:

by **Happy Hyderabadi** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 12:30 pm

So, Our Hyderabad has Questionable Features and happily Answerable, too!

Thank You, Ms M for the Qs and Mr Rock for the As.

Hyderabad is well known for Hybrids: eg

Hussain-sagar, Himayat-nagar, Begum-peta, Shali-banda (Shah Ali Banda) ...

Telangana Telugu uses and mixes Urdu words and phrases freely like anjan kodtunnav , dimag ledu and yad marchina!

That's the Variety of Hyderabad and its Spice!

:?:

by **Happy Hyderabadi** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 12:32 pm

So, Our Hyderabad has Questionable Features and happily Answerable, too!

Thank You, Ms M for the Qs and Mr Rock for the As.

Hyderabad is well known for Hybrids: eg

Hussain-sagar, Himayat-nagar, Begum-peta, Shali-banda (Shah Ali Banda) ...

Telangana Telugu uses and mixes Urdu words and phrases freely like anjan kodtunnav , dimag ledu and yad marchina!

That's the Variety of Hyderabad and its Spice!

:?:

by **Kenny** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:04 pm

wow rock... how the hell did you know all that

and you're still in school?

by **rock_26iin** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:09 pm

Kenny wrote:wow rock... how the hell did you know all that

google zindabad lol

by **black wizard** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:19 pm

Happy Hyderabadi wrote:So, Our Hyderabad has Questionable Features and happily Answerable, too!
Thank You, Ms M for the Qs and Mr Rock for the As.
Hyderabad is well known for Hybrids: eg
Hussain-sagar, Himayat-nagar, Begum-peta, Shali-banda (Shah Ali Banda) ... Telangana Telugu uses and mixes Urdu words and phrases freely like anjan kodtunnav , dimag ledu and yad marchina!
That's the Variety of Hyderabad and its Spice!

eh? kya?

by **Kenny** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:20 pm

rock_26iin wrote:google zindabad lol

*scrolls up and looks at the time gap between the first two posts*

*withdraws his compliment*

thoda speed lagaana tha, boss

by **rock_26iin** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:22 pm

Kenny wrote:thoda speed lagaana tha, boss

arrey, type karne mein time lagta hai na :roll:

by **Kenny** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:23 pm

rock_26iin wrote:
Kenny wrote:thoda speed lagaana tha, boss

arrey, type karne mein time lagta hai na

.......waisa.........

by **rock_26iin** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:24 pm

Kenny wrote:
rock_26iin wrote:
Kenny wrote:thoda speed lagaana tha, boss

arrey, type karne mein time lagta hai na

.......waisa.........

hau waisaich

by **Kenny** » Tue Aug 24, 2004 1:25 pm

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