With the city celebrating Dasara and also observing Muharram, the mood is of joy and sorrow What Dasara is to Mysore, Muharrum is to Hyderabad. While the former marks the triumph of good over evil, the latter is all about the victory of truth over falsehood. The commonalities don’t end here....

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Writer Allama Aijaz Farruq pens a vibrant book on Hyderabad  If you find history dull and dreary you are not to blame. The lacklustre context and narrative often is the culprit. But history can be fascinating to read, a page-turner in fact. The events of past, dates and names can have readers...

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There is only one pretty child in the world. And every mother has it. A child is God's opinion that the world should go on. Little babies are simply irresistible and defy definition. That's what I experienced when I became a grandpa two months ago. It was a momentous occasion, one I would cherish...

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And it flows A view of the Musi river from its banks Satish H, Mohammed Yousuf    For most old-timers in Hyderabad, September is associated with the ill-famed flood of 1908 Come September Everything wrong gonna be all right Come September Hyderabadis wouldn’t swing to this romantic...

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It’s time authorities wake up to set right the many clock towers in the city No one is wrong all the time. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. Who knows it better than tourists visiting Hyderabad. As they set out on a sightseeing trip they discover to their surprise time standing still at...

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