Inside the Mahbubia Town Hall or the old Telangana Assembly building in Hyderabad, craftsmen use one-inch brushes, 1-cm trowels and a keen eye to bring symmetry to their work. Perched on a scaffolding, hanging by ropes, the craftsmen chisel out the repetitive vegetal patterns, geometrical patterns on the lime stucco of the rows of pillars. Patterns and designs that were hidden away for years are revealed. What had disappeared has been restored. In a building that used to be rows of offices with furniture, books and ACs for legislators of Telangana Assembly is now
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