Nadwatul Ulema

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Education
A Pillar Of Islamic Teaching Syed M. Rizwan During the late 19th century a movement was started by some leading Islamic scholars of the country to propagate the Islamic doctrine as a universal religion and a ...

Chikankari

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Lifestyle
Timeless, Classic – That's Chikan Embroidery of Lucknow! Akansha The timeless beauty of chikan and its elegance traces its origin to Lucknow. The word 'chikan' has been derived from Persian word 'chikin' or '...

Sandeep Pandey

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Others
A Widely Travelled Gandhian Akansha Born and brought up in Lucknow in a middle class family, Sandeep Pandey has conquered rare humanitarian realms with his radical approach and thought. A winner of the 2002 R...

International Women’s Day

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Lifestyle
Let us 'Make it Happen' Ashita Kulshreshtha Date : 20 May, 1994 Venue :Manila, Philippines Event : Miss Universe pageant The question- answer round was on. Everybody present in the Plenary Hall of the Phil...

Holi

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Culture
Heralding change of season with colors Nikita Gupta Come Holi and the streets will be washed in joyful colours, frenzied revellers brandishing their mirth to the ever present blare of Rang Barse in Bachchan's...

Remembering ‘Babu’

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Others
The Bradman of Indian Hockey The name K.D. Singh ‘Babu’ is very familiar for the Lakhnavis because of Lucknow’s stadium (known as the K.D.Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium). But few people today know who the man behind thi...

Lucknow Literary Festival

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Lifestyle
Honouring Legends of Lucknow : Awards at LLF Ashita Kulshreshtha Lucknow, the city renowned for its adaa and tehzeeb has nurtured some of the finest personalities, most of whom went on to make a name globally...

Lucknow Literary Festival

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Lifestyle, Literature
Rendezvous in the City of Nawabs Lucknow, the city of Nawabs was once the epicenter of the quakes of various literary, cultural and social activities. From shayari to dastangoi and qawwali, the city gave birth...

The Real Mughlai Cuisine of Mubeen

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Food
An Eatery Calling to Old City Hasani Mubeen, one of the finest restaurants of the real Mughlai taste, situated in old Lucknow at Akbari Gate - Chowk, serves with its special dishes like Nahari Kulcha, Pasanda...

Iftikhar Arif Hussain

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Literature
A Poet without Boundaries “duniya badal rahi hai zamane ke sath sath ab roz roz dekhne wala kahan se laaen" The poet's story reads from behind an iridescent, profound and musical veil of beauty. The orig...