Someone's birthday's on this weekend, and that's more than enough reason to paint the town saffron, white and green. The bicycling club's gearing up for a freedom ride, and a lot of sporting events are taking over the celebrations, but there's food and music to partake of, too.
This one's for those who consider themselves blue-blooded Indians. Students, usually, are, and it could be because, for them, the last time they sang the national anthem is not decades ago, unlike for the rest of us.
For all the raging debates on break-ups, live-in relationships and gay rights, marriage still plays a prime role in Indian culture. And here's a show for all the paraphernalia surrounding a once-in-a-lifetime milestone.
It's freedom from paying several times for every buffet you jump in one meal. But then, for the one payment they take from you, you probably must jump several times.
Would you like to have a taste of the food that was enjoyed by our freedom fighters? You can either head to the past, or to Novotel Hyderabad Airport, which is, hopefully, closer home.