Culture

The Festival Of Joy & Peace Uttam Singh December has come again and the air is filled with joy and festive mood. What is there which changes the mood right from the beginning of the month? Yes, you guesse...

Secrets not to be exposed at any cost ! Ibrahim Ali Khan Kutni, a name that was not held in high dignity in the society refers to a trickster woman who transfers secrets from one person to another. It is anot...

Muharram- the first month of the Islamic calendar. The citing of the crescent, which marks the onset of Muharram, is done with welled up eyes. For this is the month when the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (pe...

Lucknow is world famous for the exquisitely designed handicraft “Hamara Aapka Har Shaks Ka Gham Eik Jaisa Hai, Khushi Sab Ki Alag Hai Sab Ka Maatam Eik Jaisa Hai" Originally the word taziya is a derivati...

Love of Hazrat Imam Hussain needs no religion Ibrahim Ali Khan Mr. Jyoti Swaroop Pandey had his schooling at the Campion School, Mumbai, and at the age of 23, post graduated in Economics from the University o...

Lucknow is keeping this art alive “Bazm Ki Har Har Qadm Par Kar Rahe Hain Rehbari, Marsiya Padhna Sikhate Hain Janab Jafri" Atif Hanif Syed Haider Nawab Jafri born on 5th July 1940 is rightly known as '...

Centenary of Celebrations ! Suchit Mathur Blends seem to be Lucknow's forte, for the blends in the cultural aspects of Lucknow have rendered it an imagery of 'mini-India'. From Onam in the South to Dusshe...

Nishita Banerjee explores Kathak, the dance that is admired globally Among many Indian dance forms, Kathak stands out as the most graceful of all. With origins dating back to the Bhakti movement in the 16th ...

... also a Great King ! Dr. Kumud Diwan The decidedly Persian contours of the Rumi Darwaza, the ramparts of the Residency and the ruins of Qaiserbagh represent the quintessential Lucknow, a city occupying mag...

Talking to those who know better, The Lucknow Observer finds that patriotism is a double edged sword Even as the country prepares to celebrate yet another Independence Day, it might well be useful to ponder ...