Spiritual connect Fariduddin Ayaaz and Abu Mohammad PHOTO: KVS Giri  The sky was star-spangled and the air heavy with the scent of camphor. Soulful notes pierced the sepulchral silence adding to the ethereal ambience. The last abode of the Qutb Shahi kings reverberated with devotional music...

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A recent mushaira regaled audience with its Deccani shayeri Hyderabad and mushairas are made for each other. But this one was the most captivating of all. Reason, it was conducted in the language of the people. Yes, the musahaira was organised in chaste Deccani, the lingua franca of the erstwhile...

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There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it. But not everyone seems to believe in this adage. What delights most is the sight of a male child. And this, unfortunately, is the bitter truth. The preference for male children has taken such strong roots in the society that...

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The nation has recently been afflicted by a serious disorder to which a number of people have fallen prey. The disorder is oral diarrhoea characterised by a profusion of loose, often inane and hazardous talk. Words can make or mar, heal or wound. But who cares. Everyone is bent on shooting from...

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