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 57
... visitors could wait in the shade , for this was the diwan - i - am , the public building . The large central hall — with its double storey height — is sur- rounded by smaller rooms on two levels , where the Nawab could retire . These ...
... visitors could wait in the shade , for this was the diwan - i - am , the public building . The large central hall — with its double storey height — is sur- rounded by smaller rooms on two levels , where the Nawab could retire . These ...
Page 59
... visitors , was moved to a less prominent position in a small adjacent chamber . Building , which had taken a long time in this city where pala- ces were erected in a few months , surged forward again . Constantia is possibly the single ...
... visitors , was moved to a less prominent position in a small adjacent chamber . Building , which had taken a long time in this city where pala- ces were erected in a few months , surged forward again . Constantia is possibly the single ...
Page 277
... visiting Hazratganj . Many eventually left for England . The Indian Christians did not have the liabilities of the Anglo- Indians . They were deeply embedded into the local population . Those who were well - off , were either ...
... visiting Hazratganj . Many eventually left for England . The Indian Christians did not have the liabilities of the Anglo- Indians . They were deeply embedded into the local population . Those who were well - off , were either ...
Contents
The Awadh Regime the Mughals and the Countryside | 16 |
Lucknow City of Dreams | 49 |
Index 285 | 54 |
Copyright | |
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