Hyderabad, April 15 -- Mushairas continue to draw large crowds even in the age of Netflix, but what often goes unnoticed is that such events are usually free. Hyderabad, however, witnessed a refreshing change the other day.

People queued up at Ravindra Bharathi to buy tickets as if it were a blockbuster starring Shah Rukh Khan. The occasion, however, was not a film but a soulful presentation of the Dakhni poetry of Sulaiman Khateeb - and the show was a complete sell-out.

The musical rendition of his celebrated work "Kewde Ka Bann" was received with remarkable enthusiasm, with audiences responding as though they were experiencing it for the very first time. The programme was organised by the Sulaiman Khateeb Trust in collaboration with D...