the public spirit of devotion and continued patronage. The devotees swell in number day-by-day and that speaks immensely of the Divine Grace of the Supreme Almighty enshrined on this hillock. Sri Subrahmanyaswamy Devalayam, Skandagiri, Secunderabad, Official Website Commercial area Padmarao Nagar provides the urban dweller with all the necessities including supermarkets like Nilgiris, Heritage Fresh, Kankani, Ushodaya shopping complexes, ATMs, restaurants like Lucky's Restaurant, tiffin centres, medical and general stores, public parks, Gandhi Hospital, Pulse Hospital, places of worship like the famous Skandagiri Temple, schools, colleges like Sardar Patel College, major banks like Andhra Bank, State Bank of Hyderabad, SBI, Indian Overseas Bank, HDFC and ICICI Bank. Gandhi Medical College is ranked as the best medical college in the state of Telangana, and among the top 20 in India. Transport Padmarao Nagar is just a ten-minute walk from the Bhoiguda exit of the Secunderabad Railway Station. The major intracity buses run by TSRTC ply through this area are : 1P (Rathifile to Afzal Gunj), 2P (Rathifile to Jiyaguda), 20P (Rathifile to Nampally) and 44 (Parsigutta to Parsigutta]] , 40 number bus from KOTI to secunderabad railway station. The closest MMTS Train station is at Sitaphalmandi and the nearest metro station is Secunderabad East, though there are plans of adding a metro station at Gandhi Hospital. Famous people Padmarao Nagar is home to many actors and directors such as Sekhar Kamula (director of happy days),narsimha rao (supporting roles in many Telugu films), Duvvasi mohan (comedian in many films) he has a flat in gharonda court on padmaraonagar main road on which is padmaraonagar park. Also famous Advocate Chinthalapudi Suryanarana Rao and Gemini TV anchor and artist Kavitha Rao lived here. Including this Hyderabadi studios a very famous youtube channel founded by Anirudh kasyap sesham and paraag patel surani is headquartered in sai geeta lok apartments. Recreation The main attraction of this area is the Padmarao Nagar Park which is next to the Padmarao Nagar bus stop. The park provides fresh and clean air and is well organized with good maintenance. Immediately outside Padmarao Nagar, near the station side exit is also the eatery 'Naivedyam' which serves exclusively vegetarian delicacies from all corners of India. The erstwhile Gharonda Food Court and Swaad have been demolished. Famous eateries in this locality include Lucky's Restaurant, 1D Cafe, The Joint, Park Dosa and Balaji Restaurant. Towards Abhinav Nagar near the Hanuman Temple is the Ganesh