This is what Daniel Lak said about Bhopal. ‘A hidden jewel in the heart of India’. Bhopal is undoubtedly the most underrated City in the country.
Surrounded by Hills and built around beautiful lakes, this City is unique–for its ganga-jumni culture, communal harmony, unique accent of Urdu and communal amity among Hindus and Muslims.
The only place in the world where women (Begums) ruled for over a century in succession, the capital of Madhya Pradesh preserves the richness of the Nawabi era.
The City of Lakes has seen an influx of population in the last decades. In 1984 it witnessed the gas tragedy but today the scars have more or less healed. One of the most beautiful cities in the country, it carries a pristine charm. Like all Bhopalites, this blogger and this blog will also be lethargic. Our aim is to discuss the City and make a comment on all things like a true ‘Barru-Kaat’ Bhopali does.
Shams Ur Rehman Alavi's reports: Journalist reporting from the heart of India 