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What’s wrong with Kukatpally?
By Sandesh4 min read at The New Indian Express
In brief
The article is a nostalgic and critical commentary on the Hyderabad neighborhood of Kukatpally, contrasting its aspirational, middle-class past with its current perceived decline in terms of traffic, food quality, infrastructure, and cultural amenities.
This is an AI-estimated analysis and may not reflect the article's actual intent or the publisher's editorial position.
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At a glance
- Tone: cautious
- Ownership not yet recorded
- Coverage: only The New Indian Express so farWhat is this?
Black money? Ancestral money? Blood money? Who knows? If you bought a house on the outskirts, people assumed you were trying to save money, only to get . But if you bought a house in Kukatpally, people knew you had worked hard for it. It was your . They would have sent you the respect emoji, had it existed back then. Kukatpally was where hardworking, middle-class people lived. It wasn’t glamorous, but it was aspirational.
Cut to 2026. Every time I’m performing at a Telugu comedy show, all I have to do is mention Kukatpally and I get a laugh. Say KPHB and there’s your applause break.
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