Patny
Center is a popular place in Secunderabad. It is the name of the area around
the Crossroads of Kingsway and Oxford Street (now Rashtrapathi Road and
Sarojini Devi Road). It got its name from a huge Car Showroom and Workshop of
1920, named PATNY. This Showroom was at the South-West corner of the
Crossroads; today we have the popular Chandana Brothers Saree and Jewellery
Shopping Complex here. This area of Secunderabad is popular since decades.
Mahbub College, established in 1863 is at one corner of this junction. This is
the School where my father, my brother and I have studied. Other popular landmarks existing here are
Secunderabad Head Post Office, Secunderabad Telephone Exchange, Taj Mahal Hotel
and main branches of State Bank of India and State Bank of Hyderabad. Natraj
Theater, Andhra Pradesh’s first 70mm and first Air-conditioned Theater was also
at this place.
Today this
area has become more popular with huge and grand Shopping Complexes like
Chandana Brothers, R.S. Brothers, Kalaniketan, Kalamandir, Chennai Shopping
Mall, CMR Shopping Mall, MBS Jewelers, CMR Exclusive and the just-opened South
India Shopping Mall coming up here. These Malls sell Gold and Silver Jewellery,
Artificial Jewellery, Silverware, Sarees of every kind from all over the country,
Dress Material, Readymade Garments, Cosmetics and a variety of Fashion
Accessories and Gift Articles. Any given time you will find this area crowded
with the regular traffic and hundreds of enthusiastic and happy customers
coming to these malls. The majority of people of Twin Cities of Secunderabad
& Hyderabad would have definitely visited at least one of these Malls and
everyone else would have certainly heard of Patny Center and the Malls there.
The above
photos are of the popular Shopping Malls at Patny Center; by night.
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