IANS Exclusive | The beauty of lamentations

In-between a question, he suddenly starts reciting 'Hussain Jab Ke Chale'. A few seconds into it, the haunting is overpowering. There is possession and then sudden vacation. An enigmatic emptiness lingers on. Some passersby had stopped. They now retreat, but with quieter footsteps into an evening carrying the prophecy of Delhi winters. He says the beauty of Soz Khwani goes beyond religion and faith, and the reason it cuts right through the soul is the fact that it acknowledges the loneliness, alienation, loss and our own personal mourning.

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