Harshad Kale, deputy municipal commissioner of Zone 5, has agreed to the demands of Govandi residents, including soil testing at the Rafi Nagar Kabristan. The meeting also discussed the restructuring of the cemetery and the need for more graveyard space in the area. The Development Plan lists three reserved plots, but there are challenges in acquiring and preparing them. The DMC has asked citizens to prepare a report on the required grave space in the area. | Mumbai news
Hyderabad’s ‘manja man’ becomes a loving memory
Updated Aug 3, 2021, 10:19 am IST
For many of his fans, Mansoor Khan was nothing less than the curator of manja, and the tradition of fighting kites
Mohammdi Begum, his daughter-in-law, said, “He was a loving and kind man, always friendly with everyone, fond of children. He used to encourage kids to fly kites.” DC Image
HYDERABAD: Mohammed Mansoor Khan, popularly known as the ‘manja maker from Hyderabad’, became just memories. The 90-year-old breathed his last on Sunday, surrounded by his family members at his residence Manju Maya Ka Tabela, Mata Ka Khidki, at Dabeerpura, in the Old City of Hyderabad.
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The past few weeks have been harrowing for the 49-year-old funeral arranger at Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan cremation ground. There were days when his team cremated 75-80 bodies, all Covid victims.
Burials are cheaper as they don’t require wood. Also, most burials are done under the auspices of a mosque or a church, with little scope for extortion by middlemen.
Giriraj Solanki doesn’t know if it is the smoke rising from the pyres or the sight of numerous bodies placed on them that makes his eyes well up every now and then.