Hyderabad

Hyderabad is the capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is called the pearl city owing to its maginificent pearl products. From October 27 - 31, I was in this city as one of my organization's delegates to the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health. Initially, I backed out from the trip as we already had a large contingent. But my boss convinced me to go as a side meeting for a project I managed was organized parallel to the conference. Like any growing Indian city, Hyderabad is abuzz with activities. People seem to be awake all the time. We were there when it was humid and dusty. I nevertheless enjoyed the trip. I've got so many stories which I will post in here in the coming days.