Hyderabad, capital of India's most progressive state Andhra Pradesh, is Asia's fastest growing metropolis with a glorious 400 years of history, Hyderabad sometimes referred to as the Chandigarh of south, is 'south for north' and 'north for south' given its unique fusion of cultures.

Hyderabad enjoys a moderate climate with slightly hot summers and peppy winters. With low pollution, multi-modal public transport (auto, bus, MMTS) and progressive people, Hyderabad is a friendly city which speaks your language and can disarm you with its charm and put a visitor to the city immediately at ease.

Hyderabad is home to some of the finest IT companies like Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant, TCS, Satyam, Polaris, IBM, Dell, Fortuna, Catalytic, Motorola among others. What makes Hyderabad unique is the presence of many innovative product companies like Amazon, Celunite, Portal Player, Proxim, CommVault, Verizon, and IMIMobile among others. Hyderabad is home to a number of biosciences companies like GVK Biosciences, Dr. Reddy's and Ocimum Biosolutions among others.

The Institution of Engineers (IEI) is the oldest engineering body in India where the plans for some of the South India's dams and other projects were conceptualized and executed. Strategic establishments like ECIL, Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Forensics Research Lab (FRL) are based in Hyderabad.

Hyderabad with fantastic infrastructure, clean roads and well maintained public utilities is a business friendly city. Hyderabad is world famous for its Pearls, Dum Biryani and one of the tallest Buddha statue in the midst of Hussain Sagar Lake. A unique feature during Novemember every year is the Hyderabad 10K marathon around the Hussain Sagar Lake which brings together the people of the city together and adds much to the feeling of amity and festivity.

Necklace Road, Eat Street, Lumbini Park, NTR Park, Water Front, IMAX are some of the very prominent points situated around Hussain Sagar. Most of the Hyderabadi's can be seen in the evening unwinding at these places.

For the foodie, Hyderabad offers diverse cuisines ranging from traditional Andhra cuisines, north indian dishes, continental, all the way to Turkish, Iranian and Japanese dishes. Balaji Temple, Charminar, Birla Temple, Golconda Palace, and Ramoji Film city are the notable places to visit among others.

The Sound and Light Show at Taramati baradari, Golconda Palace is attended by people from all over the country.

Water rides, para gliding, snorkeling and boating are some of the exciting events organized at Hussain Sagar lake, which is located in the heart of the city. Osman Sagar and Nagarjuna Sagar located on the outskirts of the city, are other major tourist attractions.

In Sports, Hyderabad is home to V.V.S. Laxman, a prolific Indian cricketer, Sania Mirza a rising star in Women Tennis, Saina Nehwal a badminton champion, Koneru Humpy the youngest ever chess grand master to name a few.

Hyderabad is home to the second largest film industry in India, which produces approximately 100 movies every year. Prasads IMAX has the worlds largest IMAX screen.

The New Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad is India's best, largest and most sophisticated airport.

Hope you have a wonderful stay in Hyderabad while you visit the place.

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