Pandemic time is when many in the city began exploring their artistic side and took it up as a serious vocation. Sandhya Madhuri, an IT professional based out of Hyderabad, is one tapestry artist who dabbled in various art forms before settling on the tapestry.Sandhya’s tapestry website, The Weaving Bird, is a one-stop shop where she sells exquisite hand-woven tapestries that she makes by herself. A self-taught tapestry artist, Sandhya tried her hand at various art forms such as photography, music, and pottery, before she accidentally stumbled upon tapestry weaving about three years ago.The budding artist shares that her interest in the art form kicked off when she got interested in the samples posted on Pinterest. She says the weaves captivated her, and she decided to take it up herself. So, after months of research, exploration, and watching lots of tutorials online, Sandhya started making tapestries.Sandhya’s inspiration comes from Baya Weaver Bird which she learned about in school. The bird intricately weaves its nest, which also happens to be the inspiration behind the name of her website.However, it was not easy going for her during the initial days. Sourcing resources was one huge issue, she says, adding that she went through several tapestry artists’ profiles globally, read through many blogs, and made a lot of trial and error before she finally made her first piece of tapestry.Sandhya says there are no rules in art. She weaves whatever her mood tells her, and for the dovel used to hang these tapestries, Sandhya uses anything from a paintbrush to a wooden spatula. This makes it therapeutic, she reveals.Presently, Sandhya is also conducting online workshops to tell people the ease with which they can start this art form. Though she started with an expensive loom, one life hack that Sandhya learned is to use an old photo frame for the purpose. As for the fabric, she says one can use rope and old sarees cut into strips, cotton twine, or anything suitable.

A Self-made Tapestry Artist Making a Difference

If one watches travel shows, the presenters often go to local markets and spend quite some time there understanding the local food and even tasting food at the outlets. Well, we are yet to go a long way to be featured in travel vlogs, but the Telangana government is nevertheless taking the first steps to modernize two markets in Punjagutta and Ameerpet.The GHMC is planning to build two modern markets, one in Ameerpet at the cost of Rs 13.2 crore and another in Punjagutta at the cost of Rs 6.7 crore. Both the markets will be four-storied and will have a cellar and stilt floor for two-wheeler and four-wheeler parking. The same was approved by GHMC standing committee on May 11.Ameerpet market will be spread across 1174 sq yards, and the Punjagutta one will be spread across 801 sq yards. The Ameerpet market will have 19 shops and two rooms on the first floor, while the second, third and fourth floors will have 21 shops each.In Punjagutta, there will be 45 shops, with eight shops and two office rooms on the first floor and 13, 11, 13 shops on the second, third, and fourth floors. The old buildings will be demolished, and the new facilities will come up with stalls, bulbs, fans, and parking spaces, to name a few. The buildings will shield the vendors from harsh climate, flies, and other pollutants.

GHMC Plans To Build Two Modern Markets

The summer holidays are coming to an end, and in about two weeks, children will return to school full-time post-pandemic. Naturally, it is a time of anxiety for teachers, parents, and children. Having gotten used to the computer and mobile screens, it remains to be seen how the kids will react to the new normal.The teachers, too, are worried about how children would cope with this new change and are doing their best to be prepared for an interactive and friendly classroom. Many teachers in the city feel while some children like verbal communication, many of them would love activity-based, practical teaching methods.A school principal of an international school says that their teachers are preparing to mix methods taking bits from the Montessori method of education and the new guidelines issued through the revised National Education Policy. He adds that they want the children to grow both intellectually and creatively.Meanwhile, one of the clinical psychologists from the city shares that not all kids are keen to get back to school as they have lost touch with in-person interactions. Seeing and meeting can cause anxiety and emotional disengagement among children, which could reflect in their performance, says she.So, the schools are planning for a method wherein they will first monitor a child’s attention span, energy levels, and appetite. Then they will work on increasing their attention span and, lastly, work on teaching them good manners and social skills before taking them into the subject.Parent and teacher coordination is of utmost importance at this time, say the teachers.

Schools Prepping to be Cool

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Hyderabad on the 26th of this month. He is the Chief Guest for the ISB's 20th anniversary in the city. He along with Governor Tamilisai Soundarajan will be heading the convocation of the ISB that day. Sources say that Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is going to skip the PM's visit.The Chief Minister is on a North India tour which many believe is intentionally chalked out in a way to avoid the PM's visit due to ongoing political conflicts. The Chief Minister is also not in talking terms with the Governor, her excellency, Tamilisai. So this plan will avoid both of them.Despite it being an official tour, the BJP state unit is making big arrangements to make it successful. Speaking about, the VVIPs invited for the twentieth anniversary, the ISB dean told the media, "The PMO has confirmed. However, the Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has wished ISB all the best. A minister from the Telangana Cabinet will attend the convocation".

CM KCR To Skip PM Modi's ISB Visit

Senior batsman Ambati Tirupati Rayudu is reportedly set to leave Hyderabad for Baroda next domestic cricket season. Rayudu, who is representing Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, has recently taken to social media to announce his retirement and later deleted it.A spokesman for the Baroda Cricket Association said Rayudu had contacted them before the start of the league. "Rayudu discussed with us before the start of the IPL. He said he wanted to play for Baroda. This issue has been discussed in the Apex Council," he said.Rayudu, who has represented several teams in the past, continued with the Baroda team for four years. The veteran batter has played 97 first-class matches and has scored 6,151 runs. Also, he has played 55 ODIs and 6 T20s for India. The next Indian domestic cricket season starts in September-October.

Ambati Rayudu To Leave Hyderabad Next Season

A shocking incident took place in Chaitanyapuri, Hyderabad. A Software couple has been attacked by thugs. Some ruffians have tried to harass the woman and then, the husband tried to stop them. Turning red with anger, they attacked him with sticks and iron rods.The hooligans also destroyed the care belonging to the couple. The incident happened in the early hours of Monday in Chaitanyapuri police station limits. The accused are said to be fully drunk when this happened. The police registered a case with the victim’s complaint and launched an investigation.Police are verifying the CCTV footage to identify the miscreants. They are also verifying with the people present at the spot. The complainants say that they were coming back after doing a night shift and have stopped at a shop to have a tiffin. The police are yet to make a statement regarding this case.

Software Couple Attacked In Chaitanyapuri

Along with the increasing population of the city, vehicular traffic is also increasing by leaps and bounds which is increasing the air and sound pollution in the city. Traffic police are taking steps to rid the city of noise pollution which has become a health hazard.&nbsp;Those who make loud noises and use irritating horns will be prosecuted under the Central Motor Vehicles Act, 1989 with a fine of Rs 1,000. City Traffic Joint Commissioner AV Ranganath said a special drive would be launched from June 1 to this end.&nbsp;During the inspections conducted under the Hyderabad Police Commissionerate from the 10th of this month, 3320 horns with loud noises were removed. If they use horns other than the one made by the vehicle company, they will file a case against them and file a chargesheet and will be made to appear in court. Strict legal action will be taken if a siren is used along with the horn.

Special Drive Against Noise Pollution From June 1st

Foreign airlines are trying to impress their customers with local languages. As part of this, British Airways has for the first time recruited 20 Telugu-speaking cabin crew for the Hyderabad-London service. British Airways said in a statement that the two of them had been fully trained and flew their first flight from Hyderabad to London on Saturday.The airline operates 28 weekly services to London (Heathrow Airport) from 5 major cities across the country. These include Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, and Hyderabad. In 2019, it was decided to hire native speakers in cabin crews to operate flights to these cities. However, there was a delay due to COVID-19.With the resumption of international services, the newly selected crew trained for six weeks in London on aviation safety and services. British Airways Chief Customer Officer Calum Laming said Telugu speakers would be members of the cabin crew on all Hyderabad-London flights. He said that hiring Telugu cabin staff means respecting the Telugu language, culture, and customs.

Telugu Speaking Cabin Crew By British Airways!

Huge fountains in front of Las Vegas Resorts and Dubai's Burj Khalifa are very appealing to tourists. Now the India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) is making arrangements to make Hyderabad a delight for tourists with something similar. ITDC is going to set up a huge fountain show in an area of ​​about half an acre in the waters of Sagar.It was decided to set it up in the Hussain Sagar water just behind the huge national flag in Sanjeevaoah Park. Indian Tourism Development Corporation will spend Rs 47 crore for this. A company has already prepared a digital prototype of the project. It is learned that the tender process will be completed within a month and the work will start immediately.This huge fountain system is formed on floating jets in the Hussain Sagar waters. Thousands of water 'nozzles' are installed and connected to motors to pump water up to a height of about 500 feet. The water will take delightful shapes making them a visual delight. There will also be music and lighting arrangements. The laser beams that fall on the water shapes make them more beautiful.

Water Fountain Show In Hussain Sagar

RTC has hiked the price of a 24-hour T24 ticket on Greater Hyderabad City buses which is available for Rs 100 until now. Authorities issued orders raising it to Rs 120. Officials said the inflated price had come into effect from Friday. The T-24 ticket will allow passengers to travel anywhere in a city in a single day for just 100 Rupees until now.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is not applicable to AC buses. In many cases in the past, the ticket was given a 20 percent discount and the popularity of the passengers did not go down even after the discount was canceled. So, RTC believes that this hike will not hinder the popularity of the ticket with the passengers.The authorities say that the prices of tickets and passes have also gone up recently, leading to an increase in T-24 ticket charges. But then, this development has come immediately after Central Government had cut down the excise duty on Diesel which should have naturally brought down the prices. But here, TSRTC actually increased the prices.

RTC Hikes T-24 Ticket Price!

It’s already mid-April, and the mangoes should have flooded the market by now. But this year has been an exception. Blame it on climate change, and there are barely any mangoes on the streets or even in fruit markets.While there are many organic farmers in Hyderabad who sell their produce online and offline, there are others who grow the king of fruit just for personal consumption. Of course, they distribute them to friends and family, but the idea is to enjoy the fruit.One such farmer is Gautam Mahmood. Primarily a lawyer, he has been growing his own mangoes for the past nine years and has more or less mastered the art of growing them. He uses mulch and compost and barely uses any pesticides, and this surely shows in the taste of the fruit. While last year was a disaster as there were rains at harvest time, this year, he expects a good crop. They will take another three weeks to ripen, he says. His farm is located on the Madras highway in Cherlapally. Three generations have been into it, and while many procure saplings from Railway Gudur, he gets them from Sangareddy. Gautam grows banganepalle, himayat or imam pasand, totapuri, and some other local varieties.Raghuram Vemula, who happens to be VP strategy and operations at Organo, a company offering alternate living experiences through eco-friendly farmhouses and villas, says they check soil penetration first and also decide on soil density and then conduct a soil profile to ensure there is a good crop in future. Though mango trees are best planted five to six feet apart, Raghuram has reduced the distance to increase the produce.Another such home farmer is Josh Govada, who simply loves growing mangoes through organic methods. However, after getting his own module for growing juicy mangoes, he has gone commercial and sells for some supermarkets and small stores. He, too, like others, mostly uses mangoes for personal consumption.Barring such seasoned farmers, there are a whole lot of those who are growing mangoes in their backyard these days to have their very own organic crop.