I have relatives in Hydarabad in india and want to find them. How is that possible?

Question

My family has been living in Egypt since the thirties, and the only Indian member is my grandfather who died around 60 years ago, and I only know his name and surname. Can it be possible to find his relatives?

Answer 1

Hey Mahyar,

India has different protocol on how names are passed down. So, the first thing you need to do is dig in and learn that protocol, which you may already understand. If you were asking in the USA, the way would be to find the DEATH record for your beloved Grandfather. Then search for News Paper Obituaries stored in the library. Those normally tell the nearest living relatives. And finally, you would look in a phone book for those relatives. So, I found a phone directory for the State of Andhra Pradesh, and the City of Hydarabad. Listed below is the URL. Good luck!

Answer 2

It is possible if you know your grandfather's name and family name.

In India most people have their family name in their name or a common surname going down the family tree. It would be tough but its possible to find your relatives.

You can do the search yourself, search for the family name on the internet or get telephone no. of all the people with the family name in their names from the Hyderabad Telephone Directory.

Good Luck