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 169
... Lucknow . But that is belied by the fact that neither Hasan nor Nasim received any patronage for their pains . Another speculation would be to link this fondness for the masnavi to the presence and ... Lucknow / Lucknow in Urdu / 169.
... Lucknow . But that is belied by the fact that neither Hasan nor Nasim received any patronage for their pains . Another speculation would be to link this fondness for the masnavi to the presence and ... Lucknow / Lucknow in Urdu / 169.
Page 172
... Lucknow presses were so good that the great Ghalib on one occasion raged at the presses in Delhi for what they did in comparison . In 1849 , for some reason that still remains a mystery ... Lucknow's 172 / Lucknow : Memories of a City.
... Lucknow presses were so good that the great Ghalib on one occasion raged at the presses in Delhi for what they did in comparison . In 1849 , for some reason that still remains a mystery ... Lucknow's 172 / Lucknow : Memories of a City.
Page 189
... Lucknow style developed a wider range of strokes , particularly heavy ones derived from pakhavaj tech- nique , needed to imitate the sounds of dance pieces . Just as Lucknow's musical activity reached a peak under Wajid Ali Shah , so ...
... Lucknow style developed a wider range of strokes , particularly heavy ones derived from pakhavaj tech- nique , needed to imitate the sounds of dance pieces . Just as Lucknow's musical activity reached a peak under Wajid Ali Shah , so ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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