Dutch Suratte Dutch Suratte Suratte or Soeratte was a famous trading city on the north coast of what is now India, in the modern state of Gujarat, lying on the river Tapti. The city, now known as Surat, became a directorate of the Dutch East India Company in 1616. The British had established a factory in the Suratte in 1609 or 1612, after delivering a blow to the Portuguese. It is part of what is today known as Dutch India. Pieter van den Broecke established a Dutch trading post in Suratte in 1616, after previous efforts had failed in the years before.
Sindhi Colony, Secunderabad Sindhi Colony, Secunderabad Sindhi Colony is a major suburb of Secunderabad, India. It was founded to house refugee Sindhis coming from Sindh that became a part of Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947. It is to the north of Hyderabad. The suburb has many smaller residential colonies. Adjacent communities like Babu Bagh, Krishna, Venakat Rao and Jawahar Lal communities are considered part of Sindhi Colony. This is suburb is one of the most affluent sections of Secunderabad, home to traders and educated professionals of the city. Historically, before Sindhi Colony was built it was the back water areas