Twin Cities: On the move
I love bikes and was keen to get one when we moved to Hyderabad. However, what little I saw of the traffic in the initial days ensures that I am still, 3 odd years down the line, without one. Saiha, my previous base – where people were happy to see other vehicles on the road, and I woke up to clouds coming in through the windows, could also have a role to play in the decision. All this, however, has not come in way of moving around the twin cities. Range of these meanderings makes me glad today. Long walks at the Osmania University Campus with its rocks, trees and that beauty of the ‘unmanaged and untempered’ or along the Hussain Sagar with occasional sprays from the fountain and seemingly unending stream of people clicking images with their phones. Occasional walks along the lanes of Old City and Banjara Hills with many a surprise before and after the bends; these goal-less walks brought forth vivid characters these spaces espouse. Local food pilgrimages – irani chai and sweet r...