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Patny or Patny circle is a commercial shopping hub in
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History

There was a famous landmark called as ''Patny Motors''. The historic Mehboob College is also located in Patny Circle. Initially founded in 1862 by Mr. Somasundaram Mudaliar as a public school for primary education, a first in those days. This was also where
Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda (; ; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta (), was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the intro ...
addressed a large gathering in 1893 before he left for Chicago. This college building is declared as a heritage building by
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Commercial area

The area is a major commercial and shopping area with many clothing stores. Clothing shops in Patny are particularly popular for
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s. The restaurant like Taj Mahal is noted here. Recent additions include Hotel Taj Tristar, Taj Belsons and Grand Minerva. The Secunderabad Telephone Exchange and the General Post Office are located here. Manju cinema and Cache Furniture Mall are situated right next to the Taj Mahal hotel. Swapnalok complex, one of the earliest
shopping mall A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...
along with the Minerva complex provide excellent choices for the shoppers. Many shops right across from these two complexes sell the Kolhapuri variety of chappals.


Transport

The buses run by
TSRTC Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (abbreviated as TSRTC) is a state-owned corporation that runs bus transport services to and from the Indian state of Telangana. It was formed in 2014 by splitting the Andhra Pradesh State Road Trans ...
Ranigunj (RNG) depot connect Patny to all parts of the city. The closest MMTS Train station is at Secunderabad station.


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Swami Vivekananda College
{{Neighborhoods of Hyderabad, state=collapsed Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India Geography of Secunderabad