The fading art of Puppeteers in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh are struggling to keep their art form alive – with its rich tradition and history – despite no help from the state and the takeover of ‘entertainment’ by television. The show goes on till late in the night as passion for puppetry is still […]
Category: Society & Lifestyle
Why ‘Rajiv Swagruha’ Flats Go Unsold In Hyderabad?
In a big jolt to the State government, builders and developers didn’t show any interest in the e-auction of Rajiv Swagruha flats at Bandlaguda, situated in the outskirts of Hyderabad. The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) had listed 32 towers containing 2,246 flats in Bandlaguda and eight towers in Khammam up for auction. The urban […]
’Ek Gumnaam Dukaan ki Kahani Dukaandaar ki Zubani’
A mid-aged,Mohammed Azeem is now among the last few craftsmen of the dying art of moulding metal ‘canteen coins’ for a few old tea shops and eateries in the vicinity of old city in Hyderabad. And this is the sad story of a poor craftsman since last several years. There is no name board above […]
Why ‘Blood Clots’ Are Increasing In Health Conscious Young Age People?
The sudden cardiac deaths in the young age people are increasing these days. Even those who are health conscious too are succumbing to the cardiac arrest due to blood clots in their heart. The best example is the famous Kannada actor Punith Rajkumar, who died of cardiac arrest in 2021. He was just 46 when […]
’Alcoholic Monkeys’ On Prowl In Telangana Villages
Believe it or not, but this is a true happening in a remote tribal hamlet in Telangana village located at Adilabad district, alcoholic monkeys roam on the streets waiting for people to leave their drinks. Yes, there is an entire village of drunken monkeys. The vervet monkeys were introduced to the found in the 2001. […]
A Peep Inside India’s ‘Big Business’ In ‘Ganja Capital’ Of Telugu States
Here’s the dope on a big business: Nearly 1,000 villages devote 10,000 acres to a plant used to make a product that commands a price of Rs 40,000 per kg in major urban markets. The plant is cannabis or Ganja. The place is Paderu in Andhra Pradesh, the centre of eight mandals that cultivate the […]
One Lakh Crore Wakf Properties Fiasco Exposed In SC From Telangana Waqf Board
Muslims came down heavily on the Telangana State Waqf Board for failing to defend the Waqf property worth over one lakh crore rupees in the Supreme Court. In a major setback to the Telangana Waqf Board, the Apex court upheld that, “Land dedicated to religious and pious purpose is not immune from being vested in […]
Why Secularism ‘Wrongly Defined’ In The Great Indian ‘Hijab’ Story?
Indians honour the one definition of ‘modesty’ is behavior, manner, or appearance intended to avoid impropriety or indecency. This covers the Islamic custom of keeping the girls and women covered from the eyes of men and the public. The Hijab controversy in Karnataka is one of the manifestations of a breakdown of an unwritten contract […]
Is Urdu Education On ‘Death-Bed’ In Hyderabad?
Classrooms without roof, dusty carpets to sit, single room for three classes, no latrines, no drinking water- these are the conditions in which Muslim children of Telangana study in Government-managed Urdu schools of Hyderabad. According to the Directoroate of School Education data, a total of 2,14,605 Muslim students study in various Central, State, Mandal Parishad, […]
Why State Govt Under Wrapping The Actual Covid Cases In Telangana?
Despite heavy surge in Covid cases in Telangana, the state government is under wrapping the actual numbers received from district health officials fearing of positivity rate forces government to impose public restrictions. Telangana, it appears, has found a way to keep the rampaging third wave of Covid-19 in the state – driven by the highly […]