Aayinaa Part 2: A Slice of History Preserved in Memory

Qisse Kahaniyaan by The Quint

Mar 4, 202211:31Society & Culture

Ustaad Azhar Ali, a talented craftsman of Shahjahanabad, wants to make a mirror – a masterpiece worthy enough to be presented before the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar during Shaan-e-Hindustan, an annual festival that...

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