Akbari Gate
Memories of Mughal King Akbar in Lucknow
Situated in the densely populated area of Chowk, where once Lakhnavi Tehzeeb dominated stands tall the AKBARI...
Cathedral Church
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 th...
Sibtainabad Imambara which also served as Church
An exceptional piece of history!
The word Imambada refers to a place of mourning. Constructed in the year 1847, by Nawab Wajid Ali Shah for holding M...
Kaptaan Baba
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...
Nawab Mehdi Ali Khan
Prime Minister in Action
No single personality has been at the centre of political domination in Awadh, and for such a long period of time ( 1793 –...
Musafirkhana
Lesser Known Monument
Whenever anybody talks or write about Asifi Imambara or Bara Imambara, he defines the premises, boundaries, or nearby locations ...
Not Every Move Is A ‘Chanakya’ Move
End of a Beginning or A Beginning of an End
Faisal Fareed
An incident alone has the potential to redefine the fate of an individual and when it come...
Homemade Goodness In a Jar
The Sourness That's Too Sweet: Arora Pickles
The air of Lucknow is a perfect and welcome assault on the palette. At each turn you meet flavours to di...
Friendship Day
Comradeship of Heart and Soul
Abbas Agha Jafri
Of all the relations that a man can possess, Friendship is the purest, eternal and never-ending form ...
Friendship Day
Comradeship of Heart and Soul
Of all the relations that a man can possess, Friendship is the purest, eternal and never-ending form of relation that s...