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 119
... observed with pomp , as in Baroda , where the ruler sent an exquisite prayer carpet of pearls to Mecca ( Reeves , 1971 : 158–9 ; Lawrence , 1928 : 292–3 ; Fuller , 1910 : 125-6 ; Blunt , 1909 : 72 ) . Hindus clothed themselves in green ...
... observed with pomp , as in Baroda , where the ruler sent an exquisite prayer carpet of pearls to Mecca ( Reeves , 1971 : 158–9 ; Lawrence , 1928 : 292–3 ; Fuller , 1910 : 125-6 ; Blunt , 1909 : 72 ) . Hindus clothed themselves in green ...
Page 126
... observed : I presume the Shias will continue civil disobedience and will be courting jail . . . . It must be very distressing to put nine thousand people in jail who are apparently not opposed to the Government and many amongst whom are ...
... observed : I presume the Shias will continue civil disobedience and will be courting jail . . . . It must be very distressing to put nine thousand people in jail who are apparently not opposed to the Government and many amongst whom are ...
Page 130
... observed Zafarul Mulk ( n.d .: 11 ) , The Shias and the Ahmadis are the two sects which have basic differences with Muslims and are a constant source of internecine trouble and discord ... It would be a real gain to the health of the ...
... observed Zafarul Mulk ( n.d .: 11 ) , The Shias and the Ahmadis are the two sects which have basic differences with Muslims and are a constant source of internecine trouble and discord ... It would be a real gain to the health of the ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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