Monumental Legacy @ Hazratganj

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Heritage
Exploring the Heritage in and around the busy streets Lucknow is a city of grand architectural gems ! Few areas are rich of heritage along with scattered monuments also. Hazratganj is one such important area w...

Anarse ki Goli

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Food
The Sweet Taste of Monsoon Amirah Sheikh The first recollection that I have of the 'Anarse ki Goli 'is sitting on my grandmother's lap and boisterously declining the strange balls she was trying to make me ta...

Pitch- Dark Night at the KGMC

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Others
A Fond Remembrance Dr. Sehba Ali I don't remember the exact year but it was sometime in 1950s. My younger sister was diagnosed of "Diphtheria" and was admitted in King George Medical College in Lucknow. There...

Avadh Girls Degree College

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Education
A Milestone in Women's Education Always a centre of learning, Lucknow is a proud location of various colleges, which have great reputation and prestige. Several famous and eminent personalities have been alumn...

Ending the Evils of the Society

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Culture
A Modern Take on the Concept of Ravana Nivedita Singh Ravana, the antagonist of the epic Ramayan is one of the most powerful villains in the Hindu mythology. He is believed to have 10 heads and the effigy, ...

Alambagh Palace / Kothi Alamara

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Heritage
Entrance Chander Nagar Gate is free from encroachments Upcoming metro brings the first good news for the heritage of the city. Chander Nagar Gate of the historical Alambagh Palace / Kothi Alamara will now be f...

Akbari Gate

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Heritage
Memories of Mughal King Akbar in Lucknow Situated in the densely populated area of Chowk, where once Lakhnavi Tehzeeb dominated stands tall the AKBARI DARWAZA. Akbari Darwaza gave access to the Chowk and Shahga...

Cathedral Church

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Heritage
The Towering Identity of Hazratganj Hazratganj, the city's heart is not known as the heart only for being the city's centre but for the things and the places that makes it so. There have been innumerable thing...

Kaptaan Baba

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Heritage
Unusual offerings for a British soldier in Lucknow "Offering a cigarette or bidi with pious mind can lead to fulfillment of the wishes. Devotees took to the practice of alcohol and cigarettes because the capta...