ANW I MD NICHE HYDERABAD I JAN 9, 2015 I 1st Published 11.00A
The city of nizams and nawabs was all ears for a
refreshing narrative of the petering phase of the once-powerful Mughal era, as
author William Dalrymple and musician Vidya Shah performed together a unique
literature-music duet for the first time in peninsular India.
The point reinforces his organisation’s motto of
introducing art buffs to a wide range of human endeavours, said Prshant Lahoti,
the founder trustee of Krishnakriti Foundation. “Our aim is to enrich people
with three abiding refinements of life: art culture and education,” he told the
gathering at the inauguration of Krishnakriti2016 in Centre for Cultural
Resources and Training, Madhapur.
An hour-long jugalbandi on Thursday evening marked the
start of a four-day art and culture festival being organised here by
Krishnakriti Foundation, which brought to Hyderabad the famed ‘Enter The Last
Mughal’ show in another instance of serving the state capital with novel
aesthetic experiences.
“This is a strange fusion,” said Dalrymple, before
opening the programme where he read out excerpts from his celebrated book ‘The
Last Mughal’ which profiles the 1857 fall of the dynasty in Delhi, 33 decades
after Central Asia-born conqueror Babur laid its foundation along his eastward
advancement. “For the last four years, Vidya and I have been trying to explore
how to unveil the history in an unconventional way.” Added singer Shah who is
also a social activist and writer: “Our presentation has largely found
audiences abroad. It’s a great feeling to debut it in the south of the
country.”
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