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 11
... living . They read poetry and classical literature , and listened to music with friends or in the company of the courtesans in Chowk . They moved about regard- less of caste and community barriers . They shared food , customs , practi ...
... living . They read poetry and classical literature , and listened to music with friends or in the company of the courtesans in Chowk . They moved about regard- less of caste and community barriers . They shared food , customs , practi ...
Page 146
... living . Such an existence is without dignity , and was not the situation of the house- wife tantamount to that of a common prostitute , giving her body for money . ' It is we who are brought up to live in sharafat [ genteel respect ...
... living . Such an existence is without dignity , and was not the situation of the house- wife tantamount to that of a common prostitute , giving her body for money . ' It is we who are brought up to live in sharafat [ genteel respect ...
Page 190
... living from their ability to excel in some unique aspect of knowledge or style . Music was thus to be guarded vigorously by gharana members lest it fall into the wrong hands . Certainly , the gharanas served an important purpose : they ...
... living from their ability to excel in some unique aspect of knowledge or style . Music was thus to be guarded vigorously by gharana members lest it fall into the wrong hands . Certainly , the gharanas served an important purpose : they ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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