Ramkote Wesley Church Preaches The Language Of Love And Service In Hyderabad
The crisis induced by Covid-19 has brought many factors, hitherto mostly unnoticed, to light. One among them is the fact that humanity is here to stay and that we’re all…
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Utter Chaos Prevail At Gandhi Hospital ‘Covid Mortuary’ In Hyderabad
Telangana’s prestigious Covid-designated Gandhi Hospital is not giving due care to keeping of dead bodies and not even informing family members about deaths. Hundreds of bodies piled up in the…
The ‘Dirty Politics’ Behind ‘Auction Of Properties’ Donated To ‘Tirupati Temple’ In Andhra Pradesh
The fracas around the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam’s (TTD) auction lays bare the contradictions between the ritual renunciation of wealth by shrine’s devotees and the staggering wealth and hardball political intrigue…
When Hyderabadi Urdu Humourist ‘Mujtaba Hussain’ Wrote His ‘Own Obituary’
Death is a scary subject. And talking about one’s own death is scarier. But he bucked the trend and wrote a self-obituary during the pink of his health. That was…
‘Eid In Lockdown – We’re Still Going To Dress Up And Make It Joyous’
Celebrations may look different during lockdown, but Muslims are determined to mark the end of fasting safely. “It is like having a month of real hardship and toil without the…
‘Sehriwala Or Zohridars’ During Ramadhan — A Vanishing Tribe Of Hyderabad
‘Chand badli mein chamka sitara, aaya ramzan mahina humra – Rozdaro sehri karo uthoo’ this announcement on daily basis made all awakr from thier sweet sleep afyer a hectic summer…
Arranged Marriage – Desperate Parents, Clueless Daughters, And A Possible Recipe For Disaster?
Any marriage is a gamble. But isn’t an arranged marriage, something most Indians find themselves going through, an even bigger one? How does it really work? The arranged marriage system…
Post #Lockdown Scenario: ‘No Customers’ And Less Footfall Jolts Old City Shops In #Hyderabad
Remembering lockdown trauma and its impact, citizens of Hyderabad vow to not spend a pie on wasteful shopping and unnecessary expenditures, they vow to spend these to feeding poor or…
After 58 Days Lockdown, ‘Relaxation’ Makes Life ‘Normal’ In Hyderabad
After nearly two months, the city sprang to life with the usual hustle bustle, following relaxation in the lockdown norms. With the opening of government, private offices and shops, and…
Is ‘Tablighi Jamaat’ A Variant Of Islam?
Until the most recent political controversy in India over Tablighi Jamaat, a transnational Islamic revivalist movement, the organisation had existed in obscurity, far from the political imagination of the nation-state.…