Starting with the period prior to the city’s birth in 1591, the book presents
an unbroken and colourful chronicle of Hyderabad, one of contemporary
India’s most important cities. Charting the city’s fascinating march from
Bhagnagar to Hyderabad to ‘Cyberabad’, this story is replete with diverse
engaging, eccentric, and often daring characters, some of whose lives are
stranger than fi ction. With a new chapter and updated information, this
edition will appeal to anybody keen on learning more about the city,
including scholars, researchers, journalists, and historians.