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.