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
... seen in illustrations , is harder to understand . The answer seems to be that they intended to create a ' museum ' of architecture with examples from both West and East . The Shah Najaf , mentioned above , is only one of a number of ...
... seen in illustrations , is harder to understand . The answer seems to be that they intended to create a ' museum ' of architecture with examples from both West and East . The Shah Najaf , mentioned above , is only one of a number of ...
Page 207
... seen to be working together . To this end Wazir Hasan in the face of bitter ' Old Party ' opposition , fought for the League session to be held in Bombay alongside that of the Cong- ress . This session resolved to frame a reform scheme ...
... seen to be working together . To this end Wazir Hasan in the face of bitter ' Old Party ' opposition , fought for the League session to be held in Bombay alongside that of the Cong- ress . This session resolved to frame a reform scheme ...
Page 253
... seen as an irrepressible show of strength ( India Today , 15 October 1990 : 18–24 ) . In UP the atmosphere was tense , to say the least . For weeks the Chief Minister had warned the population against the mounting communal challenge ...
... seen as an irrepressible show of strength ( India Today , 15 October 1990 : 18–24 ) . In UP the atmosphere was tense , to say the least . For weeks the Chief Minister had warned the population against the mounting communal challenge ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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