When we think of YouTube today, it feels impossible to imagine life without it. From movie trailers and music videos to tutorials and vlogs, it is a part of our everyday routine now. Hyderabad too has made the most of the platform, giving rise to several popular creators across food, tech, lifestyle, fashion and more.

But few know that the city’s connection with YouTube goes back much further, to March 22, 2006, to be precise. Yes! It was the day when the very first video was uploaded from India. And the location? Not a monument or a festival, but a simple street in Hyderabad that has now become a piece of India’s digital history.

India’s first YouTube upload

YouTube was barely a year old when the video was uploaded from Hyderabad. It marked the very first upload from India , and the

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