Afzal Mahal at the Chowmahalla Palace. The rainy season is a good time to experience this place!

1/4 Chai, especially Irani, is the ubiquitous Hyderabadi beverage, accompanied by an Osmania biscuit. However, long before chai came to the city, it was coffee, or qahwa, that was the preferred beverage that accompanied culture discussions on art and poetry and music in the city.

The founder of Hyderabad - Mohammad Quli Qutb Shah - was born today 460 years ago. He famously penned these lines on the foundation of the city: Fill my city with people, O God, As you have filled the ocean with fish.

And we're here!