Mehra Cinema

A Harbinger of Indian Cinema in Awadh Kapil Pal Not only of Lucknow but the very first theatre of Uttar Pradesh was constructed on Gwynne Road in Aminabad by the name of 'Pearl Theatre' in the year 1911. The ...

Mahila College

The Pioneer of Women's Education Nikita Gupta Amid the mad chaos, crowd and din of Aminabad, a small centre of education prospers in perfect equanimity. Any place of learning demands calm to facilitate the pr...

Tasveer Wali Gali

Caught and Framed in the Bazaar's of Lucknow Shamim A. Aarzoo Aminabad and the endless bustling stream of determined shoppers is a picture every Lucknowite has grown up struggling in at some point in their li...

Say YES to Life

NO to Tobacco Abhineet Seth World No Tobacco Day was first introduced by the World Health Organization to be celebrated as a most recognized event all over the world in order to make people easily get aware o...

Shot down by the camera !

Wildlife Photo Exhibition in Elegance Lucknow witnessed its first ever solo wildlife photography exhibition by Mr. Aditya Havelia. It was inaugurated by Mr. Anil Risal Singh, MFIAP, ARPS, Hon. FIP, Honb'le Pre...

Khaar aur Gul

Agglomerating Doggerels Stories and poetry in Urdu have been published in German language earlier, but a complete collection of 82 ghazals and nazms written by one person has been published in Berlin, Germany ...

Save Water Save Life

Water Scarcity in India Worsening Saurabh Mishra 114 million Indians will soon face domestic, agricultural and industrial shortages because of Water scarcity. Water security is emerging as the number one glo...

A Tryst with Billy

(15.7.1917 – 1.1.2010) The Killer-Turned-Savior of Dudhwa Dr. S M Tariq Dudhwa National Park may not be a much-preferred destination in the closed season, but this was where we were driving to on a wet monso...

Net Neutrality

Setting Apart Connectivity from Plunder Ankit Verma The debate gained national impulse when telecom regulator TRAI came out with a consultation paper inviting user comments on the subject. In reply to this ov...

Lucknow on Screen

Government Encourages Film-makers in the State Akansha In the past 2-3 years, Uttar Pradesh has lured Bollywood as a favourite shooting destination. From the natural beauty to the historical impressions scatt...