A brief description of Lucknow- City of Nawabs.

1. LUCKNOW
Joshika Agrawal

2. General Information
• Capital of Uttar Pradesh
• Area :79sq. Kms.
• Population :3647834 (2001 census)
• Altitude :123 meters above sea level
• Best Season :October – March
• Clothing :Summer -> Cottons
Winter -> Woolens
• Language :Hindi, Urdu, English
• Local Transport :Bus/Tempo/Auto-rickshaw/Taxi
Tonga/Cycle-rickshaw
• STD Code :0522

3. Chronology
• 1720-39 Sadat Khan defeats Sheikhzadas on Lucknow
• 1756-75 Shuja-ud-Daula looses his influence to the British at the battle of
Buxar.
• 1775-98 Asaf-ud-Daula shifts his capital from Faizabad to Lucknow - enlivens
the City with Claude Martin
• 1848-56 Wajid Ali Shah builds Kaiserbagh - Poets and dancers entertained -
Lord Dalhouste pronounces his deposition - Kingdom of Oudh
annexed by British East India Company territories.
• 1857- 58 The Mutiny uprising and the siege of the British Residency in
Lucknow make news all over the world.
• 1862 Arrivals of Railways in Lucknow.
• 1942 ‘Quit India’ movement.
• 1947 August. Independence and Partition.

4. More About Lucknow
• Also known as Awadh
• Is a land of Nawabs and Kebabs
• Well known for its ‘tehzeeb’ or extreme delicacy and cultivated manners
• ‘Pehele aap’ meaning after you is inherent to every person
• Lucknow airport known as the Amausi Airport
• The railway station is known as Charbagh Station.
• Lucknow Mahotsav- arranged every year in the months of Nov-Dec - revives the
glory of the city
• The modern city sprawls on the both sides of river Gomti.
The Gomti River at Night

5. Art and Crafts
• World renowned for Chikan work- a unique craft-
involving fine hand embroidery- on fabrics like muslin,
silk, chiffon, organza, doriya etc.
• Embroidered on the kurats, saree, salwar suits, topis,
handkeys, dupattas, table covers, napkins etc.
• Mainly done in the Chowk and Daliganj area
Also famous for
• Zardosi (gold embroideries) on silk fabric
• Jewellery enameling
• The ‘Itr’ or perfumes
Chikan
Work
Zardosi

6. Cuisine
The most famous Awadhi cuisines are:
• Kebabs
• Biryani
• Kormas
• Zarda
• Sheermal
• Roomali rotis
• Nahari kulcas
Other cuisines:
• Uttar Pradeshi Thali
• Naan
• Kofta
• Raita
• Samosa
Kebabs Biriyani
Uttar Pradeshi Thali Samosas

7. Important Monuments
ASAFI or BARA IMAMBARA
• Built by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula in 1784
• Also known as ‘Bhul Bhulaiyan’
• Central hall - 20,000 tonne roof - largest room in the
world- unsupported by pillars
• It is said that while one group of the poor built it during
the day time, another group dismantled it at night,
providing endless employment.
HUSSAINABAD or CHHOTA IMAMBARA
• Built by Nawab Mohamma Ali Shah between 1837-42
• Has a golden dome and numerous turrets and minarets

8. Before
Mutiny
CHARBAGH RAILWAY STATION
• Built in 1914
• Fine blend of Rajasthani and Mughal style
CHATTAR MANZIL
• Built by Nawab Ghazi-ud-din Haider
• Completed by his son Nasir-u-din Haider
• Chattar Manzil means “Umbrella Palace”
LUCKNOW RESIDENCY
• Built between 1780-1800
• Was then used as official residence of the
British Resident
• Britishers took refuge here in
Mutiny of 1857
Now

9. RUMI DARWAZA
• Built by Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula in 1784
• Is a 60 ft. high ornate gate
• Built on lines of one of the gates of
Constantinople
LA MARTINIERE
• Built by Major General Claude Martin, a
French soldier and the richest European in
Lucknow
• Blends Italian architecture style with the
native Hindu and Muslim styles
• Now a leading educational institution of the
city

10. Other Attractions Of the City
• Baradari
• Bibiyapur Kothi
• Clock Tower
• Dilkusha Palace
• Gandhi Museum
• Jama Masjid
• Kaiserbagh Palace Complex
• Lok Kala Sangrahalaya
• Sikandar Bagh
• Moti Mahal or Pearl Palace
• State Museum/Zoo
• Shah Najaf Imambara

11. REFRERENCE
Books:
• Graff, Violette
Lucknow- Memories of a City, Oxford India Paperbacks
• Dr.Chakrawarti , Aroop
Lucknow mei 1857 ki Kraanti-2
Pictures taken from:
• Microsoft PowerPoint Clip Art.
• http://www.probharat.com/india/states/maps/uttar-pradesh-political-map.php
• http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?235796
• http://www.travellers-palm.com/city/lucknow
• http://blog.motadeals.com/2011/10/the-kebabs-of-lucknow/
• http://yashnagurgaon.blogspot.in/2011/01/biryani-pulao.html
• http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Uttar-Pradesh/Lucknow/blog-381526.html
• http://www.indiatravelpal.com/States/North%20India/Uttar%20Pradesh/Destinations/Lucknow,%
20Uttar%20Pradesh,%20India.htm
• http://www.indianetzone.com/50/british_architecture_lucknow.htm
• http://drug-trafficking.blogspot.in/2011/03/battles-for-lucknow-1857-58.html
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/namitkul/977466092/

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