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The sociological angle

Twin Cities has passed out of the Hyderabadi lingo but the divide in the city can be seen on the nameplates of the Irani cafes. If in the Old City and pockets of the city, the names of the cafes sound Arabian and Persian like: Farasha, Sana, Sara, Azizzia, Parwaaz, Bismillah (dozens of them), then on the other side of the Musi are the restaurants with names like: Blue Sea, Paradise, Alfa, Chicago, Rio, Diamond Point and hosts of other names that are religion and culture-neutral.

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