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 126
... told the Maulana , ' without full consideration of the consequences ' ( Gopal ed . , 1980 : 9 : 334-5 ) . Rajendra Prasad , closely associated with some leading Shias of Bihar , was equally wary of the consequences . He observed : I ...
... told the Maulana , ' without full consideration of the consequences ' ( Gopal ed . , 1980 : 9 : 334-5 ) . Rajendra Prasad , closely associated with some leading Shias of Bihar , was equally wary of the consequences . He observed : I ...
Page 201
... told his Viceroy so in no uncertain terms ( Curzon Papers , IOL ) . Butler working by in- formal means , as he so often did , actively opposed his boss . Through Curzon's secretary , Walter Lawrence , he succeeded , or so he claimed ...
... told his Viceroy so in no uncertain terms ( Curzon Papers , IOL ) . Butler working by in- formal means , as he so often did , actively opposed his boss . Through Curzon's secretary , Walter Lawrence , he succeeded , or so he claimed ...
Page 203
... told his brother - in - law in 1905 he would , he replied to petitioners from Allahabad ' that there is not and has not been question of transferring the capital ' ( Harcourt Butler Papers , 75 , IOL ) . The Government of India was ...
... told his brother - in - law in 1905 he would , he replied to petitioners from Allahabad ' that there is not and has not been question of transferring the capital ' ( Harcourt Butler Papers , 75 , IOL ) . The Government of India was ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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