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DANCING OVER THE GRAVE

Author's Corner

Entry of Swami

Shradhananda

Murali Manohar Mishra (later renamed
himself as Swami Shradhananda) met

Shakereh and her then husband, Akbar, in
1982, who now supposedly lived in a part

of Shakereh’s Bangalore estate as she
Name: Shreya Somaling enlisted his help to resolve issues related to

Myaginakeri her estate. Akbar completed his role as
Indian Ambassador to Iran (1984). On his

arrival back, Shakereh surprised him with
a divorce; the couple divorced in 1985;

Early Life their daughters initially stayed with their
mother. Six months after the divorce.
and Marriage Shakereh married Swami Shradhananda.

Shakereh and Shradhananda reportedly
Shakereh Khaleeli was the
quarrelled over her daughters, who either
granddaughter of Sir Mirza Ismail.
moved out or were now distanced from
She got married to her cousin,
her. Swami now had access to all of
Akbar Khaleeli, at the young age
Shakereh's finances and properties.
of 18 (1965). Akbar was an
Shakereh isolating herself from her family
excellent sportsman. He was
and trusting Swami with her finances and
considered the best tennis player in
properties turned into the biggest mistake
southern India (by Ramesh
of her life, which ended up costing
Krishnan). To everyone’s surprise,
everything.
instead of going forward with his

tennis career, Akbar chose to join
the Indian Foreign Service (1954). Disappearance of

Akbar and Shakereh had four
daughters, Zeebundeh, Sabah, Shakereh

Rehane, and Esmath.
Shakereh was last seen by the house help,