Jubilee Hills

Jubilee Hills
జూబిలీ హిల్స్
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Jubilee Hills
Jubilee Hills

Location in Telangana, India

Coordinates: 17°24′59″N 78°26′18″E / 17.416471°N 78.438247°E / 17.416471; 78.438247Coordinates: 17°24′59″N 78°26′18″E / 17.416471°N 78.438247°E / 17.416471; 78.438247
Country  India
State Telangana
District Hyderabad
Metro Hyderabad
Government
 • Body GHMC
Languages
 • Official Telugu
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 500 033
Vehicle registration TS
Lok Sabha constituency Secunderabad
Vidhan Sabha constituency Jubilee Hills
Planning agency GHMC
Civic agency GHMC
Website telangana.gov.in

Jubilee Hills is a posh suburban neighbourhood in west Hyderabad, Telangana. It is one of the most expensive commercial and residential locations in India with prime land prices fetching up to ₹ 200,000 (USD 4,000) per square yard. A 6-acre (24,000 m2) tract of land in the city was sold for nearly ₹ 3,340,000,000 (USD 66,800,000) in 2005. Rental prices on Road Numbers 36 and 37 range from 100-200 rupees per square foot, among the top commercial rental locales in India.[1]

This suburb is sandwiched between the wealthy commercial district of Banjara Hills and is located within two kilometers of the Hyderbad's IT central hub of HITEC City.[2][3][4] The natural terrain is mostly rocky and settlements here are of relatively new construction.

To its south-east is the KBR National Park, the erstwhile Chiran palace, which is one of the largest urban national parks in India covering an area of 1.58 km².

History

The idea of Jubilee Hills came about in 1963. In 1967 I.A.S officer and Padma Shri award winner, Challagalla Narasimham was asked to become the President and "help proper development of the colony". He was thought to be the best person for officer, since he had planned and developed several colonies in Madras. At that point in time, Jubilee Hills was a hilly terrain without development. Mr. C Narasimham's family happens to be the first family to have built and occupied the house in Jubilee Hills, making them the first residents. By 1980, 350 houses were built in the area which started the subsequent exponential growth of the area.

Commercial area

Commercial building at Jubilee Hills Check Post

Jubilee Hills is home to the Telugu Film Industry Hub of Film Nagar and some of its renowned studios such as Ramanaidu Studios, Padmalaya Studios and Annapurna Studios are located here. It is also home to most of the Telugu movie industry's actors, business tycoons, and leading politicians.

Jubilee Hills is the political heart of Hyderabad as well as the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi has recently built a state of the art headquarters here and the honorable Chief Minister KCR resides here. Telugu Desam Party's Headquarters is on the L. V. Prasad Marg in Jubilee Hills and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is also a resident of the area. The Praja Rajyam party (Sold)headquarters was located on Road Number 45 before its merger with the Congress party. Large scale political rallies are witnessed in the area from time to time.

Jubilee Hills is home to numerous global luxury brands, corporate headquarters, cutting edge hospitals, start-ups, and nationally renowned Beauty boutiques. Jubilee Hills is in the midst of a commercial boom in addition to its elite residential status. Leading brands such as GAS Jeans,Park Avenue, Mercedes, Skoda, Volkswagen, Porsche, Jaguar, Levi's Jeans, Pepe Jeans, Woodland, The Project, Celio, Converse, Nike, Puma, Reebok, United Colors of Benetton, Pantaloons, Style Zone, Annapurna Jewelers, Rolex, and Croma Electronics are located here. Boutiques by leading designers are also located here. Entertainment in the area is provided by various places like SVM@36 where a gaming and bowling alley area is located. It is also home to various hotels & cafe's like Taj Mahal Hotel ,Tessta Rossa, Vacs, Cafe Latte, Barista,Starbucks and Coffee Day. Corporate headquarters and offices of Companies such as Seaways, Gateway Media, Radha Real Estate, Lanco Global Systems, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, ICICI & HDFC Banks are located in the area. A 150 suite 4-star Hotel has been constructed on a 4-acre (16,000 m2) site on Commercial Road Number 37 as part of a 30-year government lease. A 120 room luxury boutique hotel, Blue Lotus is coming up on Road Number 36.

Healthcare and education

The Indian Heart Association,[5] an international non-profit organization focused on expanding South Asian cardiac health awareness is headquartered in Jubilee Hills.

The Apollo Health city encompassing Apollo Hospital, Apollo Cancer institute, and other Apollo Subsidiaries located in Jubilee Hills is a major multi-specialty hospital in the state and one of the leading hospitals in emergency care in India. L V Prasad Eye Institute, a leading eye hospital and Indo-American Cancer Institute are located here. The nationally recognized Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Specialities Centre, Eternesse Anti aging clinic started by Dr. Leroy Rebello (world famous cosmetologist) on Road Number 10. The Hyderabad Blue Cross is also located here.

Jubilee Hills has numerous schools including P. Odul Reddy Public School (commonly known as PORPS), Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Jubilee Hills, Jubilee Hills Public School, as well as Walden's Path, Sreenidhi, Oakridge, and Orchids Schools in the posh commercial Road Number 37. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University is a distant education university of higher education located here. The regional office of the Central Silk Board is in Prashasan Nagar locality in Jubilee Hills. The neighbourhood is a base to a number of small IT start-ups and BPOs.

Due to be being a central hub of healthcare and education, real estate in Jubilee Hills has experienced a boom in recent years and is the costliest area to live in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Places of Worship

The Sita Ramaswamy Temple, Jagannath Temple and the Peddamma Gudi temples are the most popular in the area, the latter being a fairly new temple.

Media

Jubilee Hills is home to large media houses. Media houses like YuppTV, TV-9, TV5, T News, Mahaa TV, V6, CVR News etc. are located in Jubilee Hills and Kavuri hills. It has become a media hub, with a majority of the leading Telugu media houses headquartered here.

Beauty and gyms

Jubilee Hills has some leading beauty parlors serving the highly affluent urban class residing here. Leading parlors in this area are: Pinks and Bloos, Ayur, Lakme beauty parlor, Bubbles, Mirrors, Blush and Manea. Some of these parlors are unisex while others have an option for both Men and Women.

Jubilee Hills also has some gyms such as 360 Degree Fitness, BodynSoul, Latitudes and Helios. All of these gyms are air-conditioned, with state-of-the-art equipment and excellent trainers. There is also a beautiful clay tennis court adjacent to the Madhapur bus stop, at the junction of Jubilee Hills and Kavuri Hills. The fees for the court are nominal and it is open early morning and evenings after 6:00 pm. There is also a well stocked sports and handicraft showroom on Road Number 36.

Recreation

KBR Park

The KBR National Park and a man-made pond - Lotus Pond are used by walkers and joggers. Also there are two other significant natural tanks in the area - Durgam Cheruvu and Hakimpet Kunta. The former is a major attraction to visitors where boating, trekking, restaurants, and an open-air disco operate. The nationally renowned State Gallery of Fine Arts is located to the north west or region in the back of the thriving business hub of Road Number 37.

Places for recreation in the region include the Jubilee Hills International Club, the Film Nagar Club and the Hyderabad Gymkhana. The Jubilee Hills International Club (JHIC) is an exclusive membership only world class facility including olympic sized outdoor polls, renowned indoor and outdoor restaurants, outdoor movie theatre, and library. The JHIC is home to the political and economic elites of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Peddamma Temple near Jubilee Hills Check Post is a Hindu temple visited by devotees during the local Bonalu festival.

Transport

TSRTC connects Jubilee hills to other parts of Hyderabad. The closest MMTS Train station is at HITEC City.State of the art Hyderabad Metro Rail blue line stations are coming up at Road Number 5, Check Post, Peddamma Temple, and near the interesection of Road Numbers 36 and 37 towards Madhapur road. The Telangana government has also announced the building of a world class flyover connecting Madhapur to the Jubilee Hills Checkpost. The flyover will come up at the backside of Road Numbers 36 and 37.[6] With this addition, Jubilee Hills is set to be a central transport hub of Hyderabad.

Lotus Pond

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