20th May 2007 - I landed in Hyderabad

At about 1:00 PM I landed in Hyderabad (Hyd for short) by a flight from New Delhi. A driver had come to pick me up for a hotel/guest house which I myself didn't know. Well, it was a nice welcome arranged by the company.

I asked the driver about where we were going, he said something in Hindi with Telugu accent which I actually could not understand.

Anyway, he dropped me at hotel Ohri's Banjara - a 3 star hotel on road No. 12 of Banjara Hills - one of the poshest areas of Hyd.

Famous NTR Gardens Hyderabad

From then on, my "voyage" of Hyderabad started on. My very first impression about Hyderabad became that of a "clean and green" city which holds immense importance for me since I had come from Gurgaon - a Hi-Tech city (the technology which is only evident in the office premises and not outside) whom I had termed as "The City Under Construction"

In contrast, there was very little dust in Hyderabad. You can move around in the city seeing the beautiful scenic locations driving on enchanting hilly roads lined with trees on both sides.

I came to know about the facilities that my remunerator has provided me with.

I peldged to visit a different restaurant everyday...and it just started from Day 1.

A new place, a new job, a new journey...

After a long time, in fact for the second time, I have again decided to write my blog. As the name of this blog 'Freexpressions" suggests, this time, I have lots of stuff to share, to express.
And all of this will be about my shifting from the Millenium City - Gurgaon to another beautiful place in India called 'Hyderabad".

I came to Hyderabad on 20th of May 2007 to start a new job. On the next day, I joined Qualcomm India Pvt. Ltd, the Indian office of the wireless leader of the world. I will write later on why I joined Qualcomm. For a hint, the basic reason is a quest to work in one of the best technology places of the world.

So today it is my 9th day in Hyderabad - the 6th most populous metropolis in India. I have only added to its population :-)

So in the subsequent posts, I will write about my rendezvous with Hyderabad and various places inside it - especially my office, the Hi-Tech City, the lakes and the hotels & restaurants.