Hyderabad- A Tomb City

For many of us Hyderabad synonmonous to
Birayani,Pearls,Hightech city and the list goes on,
but for me it is 'Tomb' city. The city of mourning,
eternally remembering the gone past and the holy
spirits/VIP bygones.

If you list out the old monuments, it will be
Kulitubushah tombs,Paigah tombs..etc and come to
modern times PV ghat,NTR gardens,Chennareddy ghat will
come in first reminding the high souls.

Adding to this ,the every major and medium road
junctions adored with some unknown and few known
,bronze personalities staring at the endless traffic.
This statues question and test our Who's Who
Knowledge, and we will be left wondered what worth the
salt made this personalities stood there. From any end
of the city you travel , you cannot escape this
celebrities.

Coming to minor roads/Basthi gallis.there will be
obituary bust size silhouettes of some unknown local
person,bearing all the filth around, with his birth
and death date credentials. Now and then some unknown
strangers and will hit this local reminiscent
knowingly or unknowingly and the next day their will
be great commotion ,followed by 'Palabhishekam' for
this heroes.

This Static Statues wield great lobbying power and
even change the current development plans, and it will
be amusing, if you observe how funny this political
figures play even after their death in current
conditions.

Many political careers and many small time businesses
woven around this Static figures, this mobs are busy
in conducting the 'Vardanthi/Jayanthi' Meetings round
the year. Even media plays it role and try to fill
the gap in fourth estate and gives as much publicity
it can for all this mourning jamborees or in
vernacular language 'Taddinam Karyakramalu'.
During 'Doordharsan' days every week they use to have
this 'Shrandajanli' activities somes unknown faces
speak about the gone personality, and if luck permits
if that is cinema personality we used to have some
filmy songs/film snippets. Even now,the same
tradition is followed by newly born news channels
without missing any personality and the dates.

Any how we are all 'Idol'worshippers and believe in
dead rather than respecting living .However we curse
current living legends, but we all enjoy the holiday
while praising their deeds when they pass away.