There is a large number of ancient dilapidated pucca tanks in Lucknow district. The tank at Katra Bakkas, a little beyond Arjunganj is known as Kashmiri Tal. The entire landed property of this area was purchased by a Muslim official from its owner, Pandit Lakshmi Narayan Dar of Lucknow, an event recorded in the book…
Lucknow’s Muharram transcends religious boundaries, weaving Shia mourning rituals into the city’s cultural fabric The period may be of mourning but there is much to it that celebrates the city’s golden, glorious nawabi bearings. Muharram culture is in Lucknow’s DNA, by its founder’s deliberate design, which city has kept alive through ages.First month of Islamic…
Bada Mangal, a centuries-old Lucknow festival, originated from a Muslim queen’s devotion, establishing a Hanuman temple People Wait all the year round for city’s own cultural fest that is steeped into its ganga-jamuni tehzeeb & has evolved into a melting pot of food, fun & faith.In the heart of Lucknow, where minarets rise beside temple…
Awadh rulers and nobles in Lucknow meticulously built replicas of Shia Islam’s holiest shrines in Iraq, enabling devotees to experience sacred geography locally By: Sajjad Askari Zaman For generations, Awadh rulers and nobles built replicas of Shia Islam’s holy shrines, facilitating those who could never make arduous journey to Karbala Kazmain, Kufa, or Samarra to…
Logged in to city for instant content In the heart of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow unfolds like a majestic tapestry woven with threads of history, flavours, traditions, and untold stories. This enchanting metropolis comes alive through the passionate voices of its influencers and cultural custodians on Instagram, weaving a mesmerizing narrative that captures hearts globally. What’s…
Lucknow, a culinary hub, doesn’t merely serve food, it stages a cultural performance around it. This is a city that carries a thousand-year pantry on its back and still finds room for a third-wave cappuccino, a millet bowl, a vegan korma, and a chef’s-table pop-up… Pankaj Bhadouria When I moved to Lucknow as a teenager…
Filmmakers have long been drawn to 19th-century Lucknow, capturing its opulence, culture, and architecture Lucknow of the 19th century, especially the life of the privileged, has often attracted filmmakers in India. The era’s opulence, culture and architecture have been portrayed in many pathbreaking films.The city of Lucknow is on the precipice of British rule. Nawab…
To understand Lucknow, don’t head straight for its monuments or museums, instead walk through its ‘mohallas’. These aren’t just neighbourhoods but the soul of Lucknow, stitched together by stories, heritage and ethos of the city.‘Mohallas’ begin quietly, often with an unassuming ‘gali’ (lane) that opens into a world where names aren’t just names but archives…
By Salim ArifNawabs of Lucknow encouraged integration and assimilation. During the reign of Wajid Ali Shah, theatre got a social boostThe transmission of stories and ideas — and their absorption into the cultural mainstream — has been the defining strength of Awadh. Long before Lucknow became the capital in 1775, when Asaf-ud-Daula shifted from Faizabad,…
Lucknow’s ‘galis’ are vibrant tapestries of history, commerce, and culture From unique names to interesting anecdotes and nuggets of history, each ‘gali’ of Lucknow has a distinct character, says The moonlit lanes of Chowk and soothing sound echoing in background on radio ‘Jaane kitne dino ke baad, gali me aaj chand nikla’, takes you back…
