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 59
... active interest in promoting European- inspired architecture in Lucknow , and it is possible that he was respons- ible for designing some of the buildings of this period . In 1803 an English traveller noted that his ' chief ...
... active interest in promoting European- inspired architecture in Lucknow , and it is possible that he was respons- ible for designing some of the buildings of this period . In 1803 an English traveller noted that his ' chief ...
Page 119
... active factor vindicat- ing the Shia cause , contributing to its ultimate triumph . When one adds to all this the cathartic effect of weeping as a means of releasing pent - up grief over not only personal misfortune , but also the ...
... active factor vindicat- ing the Shia cause , contributing to its ultimate triumph . When one adds to all this the cathartic effect of weeping as a means of releasing pent - up grief over not only personal misfortune , but also the ...
Page 160
... active supporters and patrons of Aligarh College and its offshoot the Muham- madan Educational Conference . Having a Bilgrami at the right place to put in a good word at the right time was important for Karamat Husain's career at this ...
... active supporters and patrons of Aligarh College and its offshoot the Muham- madan Educational Conference . Having a Bilgrami at the right place to put in a good word at the right time was important for Karamat Husain's career at this ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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