KP_Saxena

On the sweetness of K.P. Saxena’s speech

Observer
Others
KP Saxena is no more but his voice lives on. No disease or death can ever silence Saxena's voice as it continues to echo in numerous short stories written by him, through his writing for television and for film...
Kakori Kebab

Kakori kebabs are a foodie’s delight

Observer
Food
Lucknow is called the city of Nawabs and Kebabs! While the Nawabs and their tales are remembered by a handful, it's the kebabs that have everyone from across the globe drooling over them. Generally kebabs incl...
Chaandi_Ka_Warq

Chandi ka warq

Observer
Food
Lucknow is a place where people have many skills. One such skill is the art of making chandi ka warq. It is not surprising to have confectionary stores offer customers sweets garnished generously with thin shee...

Naiyer Masud aur Lucknow

Observer
People
Lucknow based Naiyer Masud's contribution to the world of Persian and Urdu writing remains unparalleled. As far as story telling is concerned, the scholar and writer is perfection personified. But it is his hu...
Poets_of_Lucknow

Khuda-e Sukhan in Lucknow

Observer
Literature
Meer Taqi Meer (1723-1810) Who was this Meer Taqi Meer about whose ghazal writing Sheikh Muhammad Ibrahim Zauq, poet laureate of the Mughal Court in the 19th century said that everybody including him has tried...