Hyderabad: Memoirs of a City - Hardcover

by Narendra Luther (Author)

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.

Author Biography

Narendra Luther, Hyderabad: Memoirs of a City, author, columnist

Narendra Luther, a former top civil servant is the best living authority on
Hyderabad. His important books include Biography of the Founder of
Hyderabad; three coff ee-table books: Raja Deen Dayal: Prince of
Photographers, Lashkar: The Story of Secunderabad, and The Rockitecture
of Andhra Pradesh. Some of his books have been translated into
Urdu, Telugu, Hindi, and Oriya.