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 61
... materials , and an Indo - European gateway was erected in front of it . Although architec- turally an undistinguished building , it is of great significance to Shi'as . It was to this dargah that the Nawab Ghazi - ud - din Haidar came ...
... materials , and an Indo - European gateway was erected in front of it . Although architec- turally an undistinguished building , it is of great significance to Shi'as . It was to this dargah that the Nawab Ghazi - ud - din Haidar came ...
Page 74
... materials . In winter 1776 , Martin set up a new gunpowder factory , and according to the papers discovered after his death , he pos- sessed several buildings in the military industrial complex of Lucknow ( Martin , 1800 ) . There is ...
... materials . In winter 1776 , Martin set up a new gunpowder factory , and according to the papers discovered after his death , he pos- sessed several buildings in the military industrial complex of Lucknow ( Martin , 1800 ) . There is ...
Page 191
... materials con- tained in the Kramika Pustaka Malika are also used as the major source for practical training in vocal music . Bhatkhande was also active in organizing a series of All India Music Conferences in Baroda ( 1916 ) , Delhi ...
... materials con- tained in the Kramika Pustaka Malika are also used as the major source for practical training in vocal music . Bhatkhande was also active in organizing a series of All India Music Conferences in Baroda ( 1916 ) , Delhi ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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