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 Hyderabad - a city, like the poet king who founded her, evokes a spirit of romance, historical intrigues and plunder, of richness, opulence and amalgamation of fascinating cultures. The capital, of the state of Andhra Pradesh, it is the fifth largest city in India. Being separated from the twin city of Secunderabad by the artificial lake, Hussain Sagar, this 400-year-old city perched on the top of the Deccan Plateau, and sprawling over an area of 100 square miles, is noted for its scenic beauty, mosques, minarets, bazaars and bridges.
 The birth of Hyderabad begins with the establishment of the Quli Qutub Shahi dynasty, who seized the reins of power from the Bahamani Kingdom in 1512 and established the fortress city of Golconda. It was the legendary romantic fifth ruler of the Qutub Shah dynasty, Mohammed Quli, who founded the city on the banks of the river Musi, five miles east of Golconda, and name it Bhagyanagar, after his beloved Hindu Queen Bhagmati. The name was later changed to Hyderabad, after Hyder Mahal, the title given to Bhagmati upon her marriage to Sultan Md.
Quli.
 The glory of Hyderabad was at its pinnacle during the reign of Qutub Shahi, until its capture in 1687 by Aurangazeb. On Aurangazeb’s death in 1707, the decay began. In 1724 the Governor of the Deccan, who bore the title of Nizam-ul-Mulk Feroze Jung Asaf Jah, established his supremacy, and became the first Nizam and the founder of the Asaf Jahi dynasty. The seven Nizams of the Asaf Jahi dynasty ruled the Deccan for nearly 225 years right upto 1948, when after the Indian Independence, Hyderabad state was merged with the Union of India. The glory of Hyderabad once again flourished under the Nizams, the seventh Nizam being proclaimed as the “richest man in the world”.
 Like the legendary Kohinoor diamond, which was founded in Golconda, the city of Hyderabad glowed in the lustre and power of the various kings who ruled her.
Both the Qutub Shah and Asaf Jah rulers were patrons of literature, art, architecture and culture. They brought with them the various influence of Persian and Moghal cultures and blended them graciously with the native culture. Thus, emerged a cultural synthesis, which is unique only to Hyderabad. Along with architecture and poetry, the Qutub Shahi and the Asaf Jahi Kings of Hyderabad elevated food to the sublime status of an art.
 Hyderabadi food, like Hyderabadi culture, is a harmonious blend with a unique flavour not found anywhere. The culinary skills of many generations have evolved a plethora of wide ranging delicacies which are fit to adorn the tables of both the king and commoner. The Hyderabadi cuisine is by and large simple though it appears to be exotic, because of various mouth-watering combinations. The Biryani is considered to be the primma donna of the Hyderabadi cuisine, and continues to be the most popular dish because of its richness and taste due to the perfect blending and mingling of its ingredients.
 The cuisine of Hyderabad is as rich as the lifestyles of the nobility and as delicate as the graciousness of the Hyderabadi hosts. Hence, much of the Hyderabadi cuisine is linked to the royal households. Hyderabadi cuisine is a delicate blend of two cuisines - the Moghlai cuisine of Northern India and that of Lucknow which has Persian influences. During the rule of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, the best of the two cuisines were blended and mellowed to create the Hyderabadi style of preparing dishes. The most important aspect of the Hyderabadi cuisine is the ratio of spices to be used in each dish which as to be precise in order to bring out the delicate flavours of that dish.
The dinner buffet at Copper Point comes to you at Rs. 300 inclusive of taxes per head. Live Gazals by Sarkar Azad forms the entertainment. The festival is from 19th to the 29th September at Copper Point, GRT Grand Days
Advance reservations preferred
Ph: 8150500/8155500 ext 71
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