Starting with the period prior to the city’s birth in 1591, the book presentsan unbroken and colourful chronicle of Hyderabad, one of contemporaryIndia’s most important cities. Charting the city’s fascinating march fromBhagnagar to Hyderabad to ‘Cyberabad’, this story is replete with diverseengaging, eccentric, and often daring characters, some of whose lives arestranger than fi ction. With a new chapter and updated information, thisedition will appeal to anybody keen on learning more about the city,including scholars, researchers, journalists, and historians.