Tarnaka is a major residential and industrial locality in

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, India. Tarnaka literally translates as "wired checkpost". In the local language (

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' Another explanation for the naming of area lies in fact that there used to be old telegraph office where people came to telegraph from far so people used to refer to the area as "Tar" (which also means telegram) "Naka". There is still a BSNL office at the junction. The former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh Marri Chenna Reddy, Chenna Reddy was a resident of Tarnaka. St. Ann's school was a landmark few decades back; it was a white building, hence the area was also called "White House". Osmania university is located in this area.

History

The area was predominantly inhabited by Tamils (primarily Mudaliars) a few decades back. As time passed they moved out and the Mudaliars,''Nostalgia is the buzzword at Lashkar launc

' who were camp followers of the British, made immense contributions for the growth of education and health care. This explained the growth of the Secunderabad Club from a public room, as stated by

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, who is an authority in Hyderabad history. This area had big vineyards and every nook and corner was checkered with large trees. Until the IT boom hit Hyderabad, this place was one of the most serene ones to reside, with large bungalows and villas. The huge mango, gulmohar, Ashoka and tamarind trees spread over the roads provided huge shadows and an extremely pleasant feel in hot summer. Tarnaka was a well planned and organized place which old timers would swear. At turn of the new millennium — with IT revolution hitting hard with large influx of population and settlers — the area swelled with many more apartments and commercial buildings giving a complete new look. The tree canopy was so dense that people never needed to bother about shade in summer. Even today the area does have its trees and vegetation which may not be as dense but still has the glimpses of past. South Lallaguda is a nearby area, which together with the area around Mettuguda used to be known as Little England, due to cluster of an Anglo Indian community that primarily consisted of employees at the Secunderabad Railway carriage workshop.

Commercial area

The shopping area has big shopping malls like Reliance Smart and corner grocery stores. Tarnaka has shops which cater to all possible needs. There is a cinema theater called Aradhana 70 mm, which is visited by

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students and residents.

Transport

Tarnaka is well connected by

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and the Hyderabad Metro.

Schools

iris Florets International play school Sunrise Kindergarten School *sanghi vidya niketan *IICT ZM High School *Sandeepam Vidyalaya high school * St. Ann's High School for Girls * St. Jude's High School *David Memorial High School *

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*Narayana Concept School *AL.Hira. Arabic Academy *St. Dominic Savio Model High School

Institutions

National Institute of Nutrition The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) is an Indian public health, nutrition and translational research centre located in Hyderabad, India. The institute is one of the oldest research centres in India, and the largest centre, under the India ...

* Indian Institute of Chemical Technology *

The English and Foreign Languages University The English and Foreign Languages University known as EFLU is a central university for English and foreign languages located in Hyderabad, India. It is the only such university dedicated to languages in South Asia. The university offers the s ...

Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology ( hi, कोशिकीय एवं आण्विक जीवविज्ञान केंद्र, IAST: ''Kośikīya evam āṇavik jīvavijñāna kendra'') or CCMB is an Indian fundamen ...

*Andhra Pradesh State Archives and Research Institute *Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies

Hospitals

*Innova Children's Hospital for Heart *Suraksha Children's Hospital *Tarnaka Eye Care Center *Chandamama Clinic

References

{{Neighborhoods of Hyderabad, state=collapsed Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India