Top cop and his merry men

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">The place: Falaknuma Palace. The occasion: Dawat-E-Iftaar. The hosts: The lawman M V Krishna Rao and his band of merry men. It was a trip back in time to golden days of the Nizams on November 16. Spearheading men’s fashion this season were the elegantly cut sherwanis, the perfect fitting rumi topis, the churidar pyjamas and the designer kurtas worn by the hosts.<br />“My officers were asked to get sherwanis or kurtas stitched.For us, it’s only during Ramzan that we get to wear these clothes. So we simply decided to go full steam and enjoy ourselves,� Krishna Rao told Hyderabad Times. Joint commissioner of police (administration) N Madan Mohan got himself the latest style sherwani. In a white embroidered outfit with white jootis and a white topi, he was a designer’s delight.<br />Deputy commissioner of police (traffic) K Sreenivas Reddy stole the show in an elegant designer kurta and waistcoat with a churidar set off with Kolhapuris . “Thank you, Thank you so much,� he smiled as compliments poured in as soon as he got off his car. “We got our clothes stitched at Hussaini Alam. We engaged 10 to 12 tailors,� Krishna Rao said. That evening the entire police team was complimented by everyone from the commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad Chitra Ramachandran to the Hyderabad district collector Rajeshwar Tiwari.<br />Completing the picture of authenticity were dishes from Hyderabadi kitchens. The biryani, mirchi ka salan, haleem and dum ka chicken served with shermal. And as the evening came to a close over bowls of Khubani ka meetha, the celebration seemed complete as everyone enjoyed the importance of being a Hyderabadi – not a Muslim, not a Hindu.<br /><span style="" font-style:="" italic="">hyderabadtimes@indiatimes.com</span> </div> </div>