Hyderabad, Nov. 27 -- Smiles were back on the faces of Hyderabadis. So were guffaws. After two grim years of COVID pandemic they laughed to their heart's content. The occasion was the eagerly looked forward to conference of Zinda Dilan-e-Hyderabad (ZDH), the annual programme oftanz-wo-mizah(satire and humour). Despite attempts by ZDH's splinter group to throw spanner in the works, the two-day show got off to a good start. The programme was organised by ZDH in association with Telangana Tourism.

Themizahiya mushairaheld at the Exhibition Grounds last evening was a roaring success. The biting winter chill notwithstanding, people turned up in good numbers and stayed put past midnight. It is the time of the year when a sense of humour prevai...