Lucknow: Memories of a CityViolette Graff Oxford University Press, 1999 - 299 pages This collection of pieces looks at 150 years of Lucknow's recent history, from its rise to grandeur during the Nawabi days to its political preeminent position today. |
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Page 116
... Hasan ! Husain ! Hasan ! Husain ! Haider ! ' It came nearer and the measured sound of bare hands striking bare breasts , the monotonous beat of drums and cymbals made my heart beat with a strange excitement . Then the barefooted ...
... Hasan ! Husain ! Hasan ! Husain ! Haider ! ' It came nearer and the measured sound of bare hands striking bare breasts , the monotonous beat of drums and cymbals made my heart beat with a strange excitement . Then the barefooted ...
Page 134
... Hasan were the only two prominent Shias who were initially opposed to the Shia College . They believed that it would weaken the Aligarh Muslim University movement and accentuate Shia - Sunni differences . 8. Azad was deputed by the ...
... Hasan were the only two prominent Shias who were initially opposed to the Shia College . They believed that it would weaken the Aligarh Muslim University movement and accentuate Shia - Sunni differences . 8. Azad was deputed by the ...
Page 290
... Hasan aur Anjatina , 121 Hasan , Mir Ali , 116 Hasan , Mir Bandey , 116 Hasan , Mir Ghulam Hasan , 168 , 169 Hasan , Syed Wazir , 10 , 52 , 123 , 125 , 126 , 205 , 206 , 207 , 209 Hashimi , Nurul Hasan , 174 Hasrat , Asghar Ali Khan ...
... Hasan aur Anjatina , 121 Hasan , Mir Ali , 116 Hasan , Mir Bandey , 116 Hasan , Mir Ghulam Hasan , 168 , 169 Hasan , Syed Wazir , 10 , 52 , 123 , 125 , 126 , 205 , 206 , 207 , 209 Hashimi , Nurul Hasan , 174 Hasrat , Asghar Ali Khan ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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