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 […]
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Covid Lockdown Makes Hyderabadi ‘Artisans And Craftsmen’ In Deep Crisis
In the crowded lanes of Aman Nagar slum about two kilometres from the historic Charminar in Hyderabad, Sartaj Ali sits idly in front of his one-room house for work. Aged 32 years and a native of Bihar, Ali has been living in the housing cluster for the last three years along with his wife and […]