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 219
... cent of the families have literally no roof over their heads . They simply live on pavements or under trees . Another fifteen per cent are huddled together in single room tenements and only eleven per cent of the families have four or ...
... cent of the families have literally no roof over their heads . They simply live on pavements or under trees . Another fifteen per cent are huddled together in single room tenements and only eleven per cent of the families have four or ...
Page 231
... cent and Kayas- thas at about 10 per cent . Banias are about 6 to 7 per cent also . While OBCs may constitute about 30 per cent , the Scheduled Castes are about 20 per cent . Let us add that , within these categories , many different ...
... cent and Kayas- thas at about 10 per cent . Banias are about 6 to 7 per cent also . While OBCs may constitute about 30 per cent , the Scheduled Castes are about 20 per cent . Let us add that , within these categories , many different ...
Page 251
... cent as against 34.5 per cent in 1977 ) . In Parliament , with 193 seats , the former ruling party was still the largest single formation . More serious was the fact that the actual winners had no national mandate ( Padgaonkar 1989 ...
... cent as against 34.5 per cent in 1977 ) . In Parliament , with 193 seats , the former ruling party was still the largest single formation . More serious was the fact that the actual winners had no national mandate ( Padgaonkar 1989 ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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