We were just watching the movie "mehboob ki mehendi" and I told my
landlord that a place by this name exists in Hyderabad. On googling I
found this article....
Places like Toli Chowki, Lakdi ka pul, Gachibowli, Fateh Darwaza,
Chandulal Baradari, Chaderghat, are not covered but the article is
insightful.
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/09/stories/2003060901780200.htm
The story of the name
Names of places are suggestions of human activity, their progressive
discovery and settlement of people. Read on for the colourful stories
behind the names.
ALBERT ABID — the Jew, is not known to most of us. He was the royal
dhobi in-charge of the wardrobe of the sixth Nizam, Nawab Mir Mehboob
Ali Khan. The dhobi gave an important identity to Hyderabad — the busy
commercial hub `Abids', which came to be known after him. He also
lived in that area.