"I am very much an Indian. I always think from an Indian perspective. I am a pure Indian. We don't have any connection with Yemen but yes, we belong to Yemen. Our ancestral property is still in Yemen," said Ahmed Abdullah, a Yemeni whose forefathers came to Hyderabad in the 18th century. Intrestingly, the present generation is blissfully ignorant about their roots. "My forefathers are from Yemen. But I have no idea where it is. I want to be an accountant," said Salim Abdullah, a Yemeni student.
The Barkas locality in the Old City has particularly been inhabited by Yemenis. Many of them preserve the photographs of dignitaries from their erstwhile land who visit the city every now and then.
