Azadari
“Gham-e Hussain Bulaega Khud Hi Logo Ko,
Hamara Kaam Hai Farsh-e Aza Bicha Dena”
Every year the start of first Islamic month of Moharrum marks a month of mourning for Hazrat Imam …
Save Our Heritage : Alambagh Palace / Kothi Alamara
Alambagh Palace / Kothi Alamara, Alambagh, Lucknow
Situated on the Lucknow-Kanpur highway, the area which now encompasses one of the major shopping avenues and eating points of the Nawabi city is …
Know Your City : Patang, Jamghat aur Lucknow
Patang, Jamghat aur Lucknow
Churayya, Tikalla, Hatta, Dheel, Pench, Bharra, Latka, Charkhi, etc are some of the popular terms of Patangbazi which are also associated with life in form of various …
Poet’s of Lucknow : Krishna Bihari ‘Noor’
Krishna Bihari ‘Noor’
( 8th November 1926 – 30th May 2003 )
“Zameer Kaanp To Jaata Hai Aap Kuch Bhi Kahein,
Woh Ho Gunaah Se Pehle Ki Ho Gunaah Ke Baad”
Krishna …
Let’s Revive Lucknow : Ganjing
Ganjing
The people of Lucknow love to go ‘ganjing’. Ganjing is a term used to describe leisurely, aimless amblings in the wide lanes and bylanes of city’s most posh and happening …
Writer’s of Lucknow : Syed Sajjad Zaheer
Syed Sajjad Zaheer (5th November 1905 – 13th September 1973)
Famously known as Bannay Mian, Sajjad Zaheer was born in Lukhnow and studied law at Oxford. He was urdu writer and …
Save Our Heritage : Rumi Darwaza
Save Our Heritage : Rumi Darwaza, Hussainabad, Lucknow
‘Being an entrance to the city of Lucknow, Russell, the reporter of The New York Times who accompanied the victorious British army that …
Know Your City : Bartan, Dhanteras aur Lucknow
Bartan, Dhanteras aur Lucknow
As rightly mentioned by Abdul Halim Sharar in his legendary book Guzishta Lucknow; it was the court of Lucknow, above all others that the late Mughal civilisation …
DAAMAN (दामन)
“Ab Tak Rakht-e Safar Na Badla,
Daaman Pe Ghubaar-e Lucknow Hai”
– Mirza Hadi Ruswa
Josh Malihabadi asked Hadi Ruswa to change his dress when they were in …
Writer’s of Lucknow : Shri Lal Shukla
Shri Lal Shukla
( 31st December 1925 – 28th October 2011 )
Prominent Hindi writer of 20th century who highlighted the falling moral values in the Indian society in the post independence …