Discover Hyderabad

Hyderabad, India's fourth biggest city, is fast becoming one of the most exciting visitor destinations in the country. Its booming tech scene is attracting global attention and transforming this ancient city into a cosmopolitan hotspot. Film supported by ‪@incredibleindia‬
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Once home to the richest man in the world and the center of the global diamond trade, Hyderabad is full of hidden gems - you just have to know where to find them. Three passionate locals are about to take you on a tour of their city, revealing the secret spots where you can experience the real Hyderabad.
If you want to capture the vibrancy, colour and sounds of Hyderabad you’ll need to get up early just like the flower merchants of Gudimalkapur flower market. As flowers are an integral part of Indian life-this market attracts buyers and sellers from across the region. It's also a favourite spot for keen photographers.
Saurabh has taken his love of photography one step further and now shares it with visitors by running photowalks. By joining Saurabh it's a chance to see this city and its people through a very different lens.
So called ‘Cyberabad’ is the home to Hyderabad’s flourishing Tech and Startup community. The ambition is to create India’s answer to Silicon Valley-and it’s fast attracting a young cosmopolitan crowd. But when Srinivas has business visitors he doesn’t take them to the newest parts of town. He takes them to the oldest. The street markets of Charminar in the old city have been the beating heart of Hyderabad for four hundred years. This was the centre of the world's diamond and pearl industry during the time of the Nizam's who ruled over Hyderabad from 1724 to 1948.
The diamond industry may have moved on, but the pearl trade is still alive and well giving the city its moniker "The City of Pearls", attracting buyers from around the world.
Since arriving in Hyderabad 13 years ago Jonty decided to set up her own business taking people to the true heart of the city, and a place where most travelers never get to visit - the authentic Indian kitchen. Home dining is becoming very popular with travelers but here at Usha’s they don't just come to eat but to learn the secrets and skills of Hyderabadi home cooking. This is no five-star restaurant but it offers visitors an even rarer experience - the opportunity to really see how the locals do it.
The Falaknuma Palace Hotel used to be the royal guest house for the richest man in the world Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam ruler. For those in the know, tea here comes with a personal tour with the resident historian.
At the top of Moala Ali Hill is a 16th century dargah - a Muslim shrine. The dargahs reputed healing properties turned it into a pilgrimage site and countless devotees climb the 500 steps to the top. But praying in Hyderabad isn’t all about quiet contemplation - it’s a chance to party too. And with over 50 religious festivals in the calendar year there’s always an opportunity to get involved.
Every neighbourhood will hold its own festivities. And for Jonty,
it’s the best way to immerse visitors in the Hyderabad street
scene. It may seem overwhelming but If you want to properly appreciate these festivals, there’s only one thing for it - leap right in. Some of the most popular festivals last for up to eleven days.
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[@smithsology309]

Agree with this, a great city with amazing people and food!

[@kiranjayadev1664]

Thank you

[@phaneendrak498]

You have to visit this city in your life time.

[@723743]

being a hyderabadi and without being biased to my city... Hyderabad is the most peaceful city in India with love and respect amongst all people irrespective of religion caste and creed. Love affection humour and less hard-work😉 is part of Hyderabad. I m speaking in general and not just for old or new city of hyderabad. On one side you would see a different nawabi style and another the modern progressive side of city. And most important aspect is Food with the most reasonable prices with the quantity and quality compare to any city in India.

[@appireddykonda7840]

And Hyderabad is a place with no language barrier,cultural barrier,religious barrier. Proud hyderabadi speaking!

[@723743]

@@appireddykonda7840 Exactly here people celebrate life without any notions about religious identities and when it comes to Religion its as simple as u follows urs and i follow mine. Alhumdullilah The best state and even beat city to live in.

[@naman6491]

Jai Maa Bharati, Jai Bharat

[@amitkrishnani3160]

So he is teaching bargaining in front of the shopkeeper😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Plausiblelove]

may be it was preplanned

[@Lord_Rainbow]

i guess that is to show to tourists from other country should know about it and the best way is to bargain is get the help of a local guy.

[@kantemodel]

The shopkeepers are smarter than these smart guys .... the item would have not costed more than 500 rs😂😂

[@narsimharaoganta5335]

Bargaining is great indian tradition,and famous and affluent are no exception to it.

[@dv9096]

Exactly what I was thinking to myself. Poor guy might have been embarrassed !!

[@Fcvb1223]

2:53 meri shaadi me maich haar banaliya 🤣 epic ....hahaha

[@ashkhanz]

Proud to be Indian Hyderabadi by birth may God Almighty bless our great city and our great nation

[@YogendraKalavalapalli]

A video well done. But The Economist misses the city's staple, Hyderabadi Biryani, Irani Chai and Osmania Biscuits. That's how we locals live!

[@azhasham]

Love to watch this video. Basically iam from Hyderabad. Thank you The Economist

[@P_kumr]

The Economist - thank you what a beautiful presentation of Hyderabad on Dipawali occasion.

[@moniruzzamanraton7022]

it was great to know about hyderabad. Thank you the economist

[@arhanya8552]

They just subscribers from India.

[@P_kumr]

@@arhanya8552 Yes, they are subscribers from India, we should appreciate others.

[@nileshbajaria5143]

🤸‍♂️🍂

[@dhruvpatel4235]

You missed Hyderabadi Biryani. Still Great Job by The Economist.

[@jasnaopasna]

This was refreshing there are plenty of videos about famous Hyderabad food in my opinion

[@jauzihalwa]

You guys literally focused on everything not unique to Hyderabad. Ganesh is from Bombay, the food you showed was Andhra cuisine, the bars??? No one comes to Hyderabad for its bars. Where was the Biryani, Golkonda, actual Hyderabadi culture????

[@jauzihalwa]

@@Suresh-mm8mr the ganesh festival love :)

[@soda7803]

true its what western media you are lucky that didnt get some poor people pics because when they come to mumbai the only place they show is dhravi

[@Roman-br2qr]

@@soda7803 thats what india is ..the per capita is amongst the lowest. the city dewllers need to look beyond and see the real poor india. Indians who live in city and pretend to be live in first world country are ignorant bunch.

[@HoneyBadgerz]

@@Roman-br2qr that doesn't mean you only show the slums and cows....it needs to be balanced

[@Roman-br2qr]

Sure lets pretend india is clean, railway tracks are clean , a country with no slums and poverty . Truth hurts huh?

[@atiquemelic31]

I'm from Pakistan and i wish both countries become peaceful for each other, we have so much connected history and i want to see it all india one day

[@methods5873]

True heart of Hyderabad HYDERABADI DUMKI BIRYANI, GOLKONDA FORT, OLDCITY NAAN AND BUNROTI, CAFE CHAI & OSMANIA BISCUITS., MAKKAH MASJID during praying, MUSALMAAN BHAI hospitality, LAL DARWAZA BONALU fest, HALEEM during ramzan...... And a lot lot more "YEH KUTUBSHAH KI KANDHANI... AUR IMAANDARI SE AAMDANI HAI".

[@muralidhar40]

Thanks The Economist for highlighting a South Indian city this time.

[@1080lights]

You managed to make a video about Hyderabad without a single word spoken in Telugu.

[@zhenguoliu6358]

I come from China and now in Hyderabad. It is a little different to know this city without guide

[@Theintensityisinyou]

Let me be your guide. Find me!

[@cody12111996]

Going in a month or 2 for business, hope i will feel welcome

[@zaydharib2154]

@@roslynhayward7038 you can email/hangouts me at [e-mail]

[@mohammedimran-ow6je]

@@roslynhayward7038 Hey if you still here, I can help me :)

[@greentube6803]

Making a documentary of hyderabad and i found non of them speaking telugu.....you guys are great.

[@abdullahimohamed6720]

I would like to start University in Hydrebad. Best city in India.

[@sharmilasyed5228]

Your most welcome sir, I can help you i know people with colleges and universities

[@Grumbo991]

Diamonds stolen by the Brits.

[@HoneyBadgerz]

wankers

[@tarunb1911]

Kohinoor diomond

[@tarunb1911]

Kohinoor diamond from Golconda fort

[@rhythmswami491]

Kohinoor diamond was once largest diamond in the world, mined at Kollur Mine in the present state of Andhra Pradesh in India

[@jamesbowman6925]

I would like to visit Hyderabad, but I'm more interested in seeing parts that are less westernized. I can see trendy bars and hotels here in America. The flower market and home-cooking demonstration looked interesting, though.

[@GeneralHensaleey]

HYDERABAD Great city with great people

[@nadiam.k2601]

At 2:54 how sweet when he says he himself made his and his wife's garland for the wedding, that how he made it differently and special.

[@MrPoornakumar]

4:36 Golconda diamonds come from mines on the Krishna river banks in Kolluru, Paritala and such places in the present day Andhra Pradesh. It is where Golconda mines were located. Those places were all in the Golconda kingdom before the British came to India (like the undivided AndhraPradesh). Before 1800 all diamonds in the world were from India & no other country.

[@mohammedishtiyaq8875]

Proud to be from Hyderabad 😊👍

[@kiranjayadev1664]

Hyderabad meri jaaaan.. Best city in the world

[@Madnivlogs22]

Hyderabad beautiful city❤

[@abinesh2090]

Thank you for this unbiased review!

[@hussamuddin8107]

Hyderabad is actually mini India 🇮🇳 lots of cultural diversity. Bridge Between North & South. Hyderabadi People speak in typical Hyderabadadi accent Daccani Urdu and Telangana Telugu. Very cosmopolitan by its nature because big number of Madwadi Gujrati, Sindhi Marathi Bihari community is living in neary by vicinity of charminar. You can find People from all over India work & live here. Least communally effected city in India where people from different religion living happily side by side. At the same time I would like to inform you Iam not native Hyderabadadi.

[@sjehbsbebsbbsv9368]

I’m from sikkim india 🇮🇳

[@valaashk6630]

Thank you so much and beautiful way of presenting Hyderabad feel so proud... I do wish they would have some Hyderabad Hindi and Telugu

[@srikanthgali97]

Hyderabad ❤️❤️❤️

[@MohammadImran-yh1pp]

I am one of the lucky person who live in Hyderabad..... 😍

[@shubhang722]

I wonder which Hyderabadi goes to Falaknama palace to drink tea? Its literally in the outskirts of the city.

[@kurrasamanyu7238]

Well the über rich ones I quess

[@crazyfriendist]

Falaknama is very near to Charminar. So u r saying Charminar is outskirts of Hyd. Lol... It's in the centre of Hyderabad

[@vikaskyatannawar8417]

its not in ouskirts...i can reach there in half an hour.

[@resurrection4843]

Kaha se aya beta.. old city is the heart of the city.

[@vamzee91]

outskirts? that's the problem? Lol

[@kosyne11]

Beautiful city with delicious/affordable food and lifestyle with stable and freindly government , moderate/pleasant weather...non seismic/non cyclonic..good law and order...no bias on caste creed region religion and colour, affordable Living... vibrant culture and so on....what else u need.

[@acoolindian]

#LOVED this travel documentary so much... this is how travel docus should be... most others only reduce themselves to "Poverty Porn" in India.. without capturing the full spectrum of how the poor, the middle-class & the rich live in India. It also showed the incredible depth of culture that exists in Hyderabad.

[@bullwhite9695]

The food she is showing at 8:45 is not the authenticated diet of local hyderabadies. They are showing the culture which settlers have developed . Hyderabad daily diet jowar rati,gehu roti and chawal sarvappa,bakshalu,jaggery rice and many eatables with rice Special sweet for lord hanuman which we do on hanuman jayanthi and special sweet for lord mallanna who is believed to be avatar of lord shiva. Birayani and haleem ,(kaddu khar kheer,kubani kha meeta,double kha meeta are some famous hyderabadi deserts) Tea is special in hyderabad with osmania biscuit

[@SVinay-yz9we]

Wow!! , This was the best video ever made on Hyderabad.

[@ravikishore5055]

11:15 moul-ali hill. Childhood memories

[@lizblows7101]

I stayed with a family there in 2018, wow what a wonderful experience. Sadly three members of that family have died .

[@MrMoscs]

Totally, this is the colorful and beautiful city.

[@rayweaver2069]

Enjoyed the video, this could become a great series.

[@mohammedm4555]

They forget to show the WorldsMost Popular Hyderabadi Biryani, and Goldonda Fort, Chowmohalla palace, Macca Masjid,.....This is incomplete video...:)

[@azshop6587]

World's best country my Hyderabad 💗💙

[@narendharreddy3231]

No mention about Telugu Fastest growing language in USA

[@manshuo5843]

💪💪🤘🤘🤘

[@kiranjayadev1664]

I stay near Moula ali Such a beautiful place😀

[@ramachandramthadakapelly6335]

This is an amazing video. 🙏 Thank you Economist for this.

[@BadassBikerOwns]

That bald guy gives me wrong vibes. Looks and acts like a villain from a South Indian movie.

[@phanikumar4317]

Thank you the economist for choosing Hyderabad on your first episode

[@justaperson2247]

Proud to be a Hyderabadi😎🤓...

[@syedhussain6838]

I love my hyderabad

[@ayyaddappu]

iam from hyderabad is rich and developed city it is famous for biriyani

[@ahmed8339]

Sad part is none of them seem to be local to hyderabad, but then migration is evident across the globe.

[@Aksha347]

Beautiful city HYD

[@shravanivak8898]

I am from Hyderabad too!

[@petrola.z.i.z4921]

Proud to be a hyderabadi man🤷

[@mridulabhaskargond1130]

Every Indian looking for Hyderabady biryani.......that is famous for.

[@aquahydroman7623]

Love the authentic home cooking

[@mohammedsameer6153]

Sala Hyderabad ka Biryani Kidar hai... where is the Hyderabad Biryani....😂😂

[@SK-jf3mm]

tati bngyi😆😆

[@AbdulQuader18]

Utter nonsense this is, Economist!!! No mention of biryani or haleem, no interaction with a Hyderabadi. No slang used from Hyderabad, no Telugu filmed properly. No mention of Bathukamma, no mention of Ramazan in Hyderabad. You get a travelling photographer, a women who was brought up in the north, a man, whose accent look like he has studied somewhere other than India..... Where is the essence of Hyderabad? You portrayed Andhra cuisine, no mention of Hyderabadi Masalas... What is wrong with your planning team? TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT!!!

[@Sandeep-jt3tt]

Abdul Quader yes

[@rockongrx20]

Sometimes you have to look at a place from the outsider's point of view. Everyone knows about Biryani and Ramzan there are thousands of videos out there. They were trying to highlight the "cosmopolitan" Hyderabad.

[@shrruuttti]

I know right!

[@suchirreddy8400]

U missed actual culture our traditional festivals are bonalu and bathukamma, our traditional food is biryani, jonna or sajja rotte, talkai kuura and pachipulusu, and our alcoholic beverage is thati and eetha kallu (toddy) , but still u did a great job

[@suboorabdul3438]

Lol, u missed Hyderabadi Biryani

[@edwintoro5999]

Hyderabad ki jai! I will explore it once I return to India. I´m Sweet Wanderings With Edwin Toro. Shubkamnae!

[@al8731]

When r u guys do a video on North East India??

[@2GringosOnTheGulf]

Wow great video thanks for sharing your time with us 2 Canadians 🇨🇦 living in Mexico sending you support cheers ✌️🥂🥰🙏

[@romitwenger1]

Good video and nice concept. Except, that haggling at 5:55 mark looks totally fake. No Indian haggles like this. It's an art form - a brutal game of chicken to see who blinks first. The one in the video is laughably sanitized

[@pranshuanand4560]

Yup. They fight like warriors 🤣

[@alimahmoodsohail9612]

No City is amazing like Mine ( Love u Hyderabad ..... Miss u)

[@sreesans1]

Thank you "The Economist" for a wonderful presentation of our city Hyderabad.. You could've added some more like Hyderabadi biryani, Bathukamma festival and some more visiting places like Golconda fort and other monumental attractions with rich history in hyderabad. But anyways thanks for bringing it to the world ..

[@shrutisudam6971]

Beautiful video , should have also captured the authenticity of Hyderabadi food and the city’s telugu ppl .

[@sbhargavvarma]

" Hyderabad " a city which is grown with less maturity on roads. I'm hyderabadi.

[@rathodmahesh2520]

I'm so lucky bcoz I'm from hyderabad

[@AliMohammed-it4yt]

Hyderabadi loves mahemaan nawazi. I welcome all of you to my love of life, a city of pearls, Hyderabad

[@vamsikrishna1304]

A1 CITIES IN INDIA BEFORE 2010 MUMBAI DELHI KOLKATTA CHENNAI BANGALORE HYDERABAD BUT NOW IT HAS TOTALLY CHANGED:A1 CITIES MUMBAI DELHI KOLKATTA HYDERABAD BANGALORE CHENNAI

[@vijaydanushkodi4980]

Not true at all Chennai metro is still bigger than Hyderabad and Bangalore. Hyderabad city limits might be bigger now but Chennai is restructuring its metropolitan area.

[@dwarasamudra8889]

Actually, Delhi has overtaken Mumbai now. Its the second largest city in the world after Tokyo.

[@SAMARTHSAMANT]

Add pune

[@shubhang722]

The most important festival of Hyderabad is Bathukamma , not Ganesh chaturthi.

[@fireisawesome1466]

@Cheema Gursimran no much but all involve teenmaar

[@samviladnan7866]

No Milad un Nabi is the one of the most Important

[@irfanrahmanexmuslim9503]

@@samviladnan7866 *bhad me jaye milad ul nabi*

[@m1sba7]

@@irfanrahmanexmuslim9503 bhaad mai tu ja chutiye

[@irfanrahmanexmuslim9503]

@@m1sba7 *chal be katwe*

[@pranavbelgaonkar9617]

Surprised that you didn't mention ramoji film city

[@call6060842]

Haven't heard any Telugu spoken yet????

[@vikaskyatannawar8417]

in the flower market the first thing you hear is a lady speaking telugu.

[@call6060842]

Sadly indecipherable market noise hubbub is audible.

[@soda7803]

@@maheshp124 its hard to learn languages it take years to speak english and then you want us to learn Telugu its not ignorance i can assure you that

[@suboorabdul3438]

@@soda7803 it's never hard to learn a language. North Indians come to Hyderabad and impose hindi on Telugu people.

[@kaushikt9729]

@mihir shah, Telugu is also an official language

[@srinivasasr8200]

wowwww thats amaazing to see my city

[@m.ikhmal1992]

I from future ..People at here will get one mall and eat mall food for free without paying

[@adityaravi7874]

Left Hyderabad around 11 years ago and moved overseas. If only I could go back to my engineering days…

[@Nerinav1985]

Hyderabad ❤️

[@kanishkchowdary9160]

Dude Jonty forgot biryani

[@Sameer_18]

Hyderabad is not only about Urdu and Muslims In your video you haven't shown anything related to Telugu speaking people and our Telugu culture 😪 తెలుగు ❤

[@manjunathmmp]

This bald guy is too obsessed with luxury. The common misconception with Indian people is blindly following western culture. We can even make our culture look beautiful as our old kings did.

[@rasmyGel]

I agree

[@TheUndertaker2408]

Manjunath Mj luxury was known to indian kings way earlier than the western world, westerners madr property out of indian luxury

[@omkarreddy530]

He's bad at bargaining! 😂 He paid a high price.

[@moizmohd5858]

No mention of Biryani. Your video is not complete.

[@xmascool8738]

Wow.. Incredible Hyderabad!!

[@MultiSciGeek]

I know this was basically an ad, but that was beautiful actually.

[@ferozkhan-ot1ib]

A great video but still have to add many more....

[@sharadhotha1475]

There couldn't have been a more cringe-inducing profile of the city. Like you are explaining more India and Indian culture to me than that of Hyderabad.

[@wanno7232]

jyo It’s a part of India and the people of Hyderabad are a part of India, it’s that Hyderabad also has its own unique culture like other parts of India has their own unique culture.

[@sivashanthysatchi9940]

The explanation of Ganesh actually is Ganesh should be made by soil and that also drops in to the sea or river. This proses use to be do to maintain the rives ground level.

[@ankushymd703]

I liked how you showed both sides of the culture.

[@vaishalivaishali1149]

India another star

[@billymazdin]

I've been there and I loved it

[@mahedihassan4930]

Once upon a time Hyderabad was a independent country....but then the indian prime Minister johor-lal nehuru with the excuse of communal riots attracted this country...then Nizamuddin lost this wire...

[@aaam2748]

Hyderabad is nice that it isnt a tourist nightmare like other cities where people are trying to sell or swindle you out of money. Its good if you want a normal relaxed life in india where things dont cost as much compared to other cities.

[@cody12111996]

going to Hyderabad in the spring for work/pleasure. this will be the first time going across the world from my small town. really wanna know where that bar is, at the same time trying to fit everything in a week, anybody want to be pen pals and meet up when I come :)

[@gamerzpie9041]

How was your experience out here mate? Mind sharing some? 😄

[@shrruuttti]

Wwait. What is this video. OMG you guys have shown something else about my city. Who goes to the shops in charminar? There are hawkers selling amazing stuff on the streets of old city. Also, the food, Guys Hyderabad is famous for its biryani, kebabs, everything. Where's all of them. You shall actually take a local along and I swear you'll eat the best food ever. Also, the best part about the city is the people, so much diversity. The only part of South India that has more Muslims than Telugu people and all the festivities are celebrated together. During Ramadan, there's a shop after every 5 minute walk selling Haleem which is enjoyed by all. Also, why didn't you come to Golconda fort. So much you need to cover. 😪

[@doremon1670]

Shruti jha Telugu people are more in Hyderabad than muslims. Hyderabad's main official language is Telugu, second is Urdu.

[@agirusundeep]

@@doremon1670 it really doesn't matter... Hyderabad has out and out nizam culture and that's the foundation of this city... You cannot ignore that...

[@hichamkada5202]

I visit this city in 2013 Amazing

[@dr_patriot]

Thank u the economist for filming my capital beautifully I hope u may make more videos regarding Hyderabad city

[@asrafathima6770]

To be continued.. thankyou

[@adithya4320]

Loved it..

[@syedmaricar9946]

Thank you for information and wonderful eye on India.

[@thesenisblesociety-hyderab4119]

6:04 the first step is NOT to talk in English, instead, talk in Urdu or Telugu. :D