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 155
... Husain Girls ' College in Lucknow , founded in 1912 , is named after Sayyid Karamat Husain ( 1854-1917 ) , an early champion of Mus- lim women's education in North India . Karamat Husain was one of the benefactors of the college from ...
... Husain Girls ' College in Lucknow , founded in 1912 , is named after Sayyid Karamat Husain ( 1854-1917 ) , an early champion of Mus- lim women's education in North India . Karamat Husain was one of the benefactors of the college from ...
Page 160
... Husain's mind . Sir John Hewett , Lt. Governor of UP , liked Husain for his educational work ( HAK : 113–16 ; Bilgrami : H - 9 ) . His appointment to the bench was apparently clinched by Sayyid Husain Bilgrami , Nawab Imad ul - Mulk ...
... Husain's mind . Sir John Hewett , Lt. Governor of UP , liked Husain for his educational work ( HAK : 113–16 ; Bilgrami : H - 9 ) . His appointment to the bench was apparently clinched by Sayyid Husain Bilgrami , Nawab Imad ul - Mulk ...
Page 290
... Husain Sayyied Enayat , 156 , 157 Husain , Abid , 191 Husain , Attia , 115 Husain , Hakim Tasadduq , 168 Husain , Hamid , 191 Husain , Maulana Nasir , 125 Husain , Maulana Syed Agha , 122 Husain , Maulvi Sayyid Siraj , 156 Husain , Raja ...
... Husain Sayyied Enayat , 156 , 157 Husain , Abid , 191 Husain , Attia , 115 Husain , Hakim Tasadduq , 168 Husain , Hamid , 191 Husain , Maulana Nasir , 125 Husain , Maulana Syed Agha , 122 Husain , Maulvi Sayyid Siraj , 156 Husain , Raja ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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