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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... capital of architecture , dance , music and creative writing , en- hanced by a tantalising flavour of a gracious lifestyle , Lucknow excites the imagination . The metaphor that writers employ for Lucknow is invariably that of an elusive ...
... capital of architecture , dance , music and creative writing , en- hanced by a tantalising flavour of a gracious lifestyle , Lucknow excites the imagination . The metaphor that writers employ for Lucknow is invariably that of an elusive ...
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... capital . As the Awadh rulers made a series of massive and forced loans to the East India Com- pany , the over Rs 25,00,000 in annual interest from these loans was largely assigned in perpetuity to specific relatives and dependents of ...
... capital . As the Awadh rulers made a series of massive and forced loans to the East India Com- pany , the over Rs 25,00,000 in annual interest from these loans was largely assigned in perpetuity to specific relatives and dependents of ...
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... capital . The rare landholder who did enter Lucknow tried to insure his safety through guarantees from powerful individuals at court . As a rule , the ruling house , courtiers , administrators , landholders , and peas- ants each ...
... capital . The rare landholder who did enter Lucknow tried to insure his safety through guarantees from powerful individuals at court . As a rule , the ruling house , courtiers , administrators , landholders , and peas- ants each ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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