City of Contrasts: Hyderabad

Spent last week in Hyderabad, India, for work. The previous time I was there was ~15 years ago; most of the development northwest of the city didn't even exist at the time. It is truly a marriage of old and new. I arrived early on a Sunday, so I had the chance to tour about and sketch.

Near the office early Sunday morning, the main activities seemed to be security and street sweeping. The street sweepers still use whisk brooms.



I stopped to sketch an impromptu game of cricket in a courtyard. This was my first time attempting to capture the action. Clearly I need to study it more.



There were people out on their balconies speaking on their mobile phones surrounded by drying clothes. The clothes say lots about who's living there.





In the afternoon a few colleagues and I headed out to Charminar by Metro and rickshaw.