Qawwal Ateeq Hussain Khan and His Team Performing at Domakonda Fort on Saturday.
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Qawwal Ateeq Hussain Khan and His Team Performing at Domakonda Fort on Saturday.

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A symposium celebrating Hyderabad’s rich contribution to Deccani literature was held at Domakonda Fort in Kamareddy on Saturday. Organised biannually — once in Telugu and once in Urdu — the event highlighted how Deccani has been an integral part of the region’s history, poetry, and even its flora and fauna. The gathering concluded with Deccani folk songs set to the dholak’s rhythm and qawwali performances showcasing the region’s syncretic worship traditions. “The event explored how Deccani reflected Telangana’s culture and people, emphasising the state’s contributions to its literature,” said the historian Sajjad Shahid. Qawwal Atiq Hussain Khan Bandanawazi and his team performed qawwalis as well as thumris composed by Nawab Sadiq Jung Hilm, such as ‘Yaad hai kuch bhi hamari, Kanhaiya’, which expresses the pain of separation from God.

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