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 51
... miles north of the Gomti river , and too far to provide imme- diate aid if trouble broke out in the city . Again , this was a place where Englishmen and women could feel almost at home with a little church , a ballroom , lending library ...
... miles north of the Gomti river , and too far to provide imme- diate aid if trouble broke out in the city . Again , this was a place where Englishmen and women could feel almost at home with a little church , a ballroom , lending library ...
Page 59
... miles , more than one half of which you wade through mire and filth . During the lapse of time , the streets sink ... mile in length , with bazars striking out at right angles , and a well - built new chowk in the centre , with a lofty ...
... miles , more than one half of which you wade through mire and filth . During the lapse of time , the streets sink ... mile in length , with bazars striking out at right angles , and a well - built new chowk in the centre , with a lofty ...
Page 250
... miles from Ayodhya , by Rajiv Gandhi on 3 November ( see Chiriyankandath , 1992 ) . When later on ( 14 November ) , V.P. Singh refused to share the rostrum and the flags of the BJP in Mathura , Hathras and Aligarh , he made history ...
... miles from Ayodhya , by Rajiv Gandhi on 3 November ( see Chiriyankandath , 1992 ) . When later on ( 14 November ) , V.P. Singh refused to share the rostrum and the flags of the BJP in Mathura , Hathras and Aligarh , he made history ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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