Nawab Wajid Ali Shah
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The story of Lucknow is equally rooted in myth and legends as it is shaped by centuries of political shifts and cultural evolution. Nestled on the banks of the Gomti River, the city’s origins, and its name, is often linked with the epic Ramayana, where it is recorded to have been founded by…
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Lucknow, a city of monumental cultural legacy, owes much of its vibrant heritage to the Nawabs of Awadh or Oudh. While the Mughals laid its foundations, the Nawabs elevated Lucknow to unmatched grandeur. The Nawabi era began in 1722 with Saadat Khan, who established Awadh as a semi-autonomous…
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The cultural history of Lucknow is deeply intertwined with the artistic and aesthetic pursuits of its rulers, especially the eleventh and the last ruling Nawab of Awadh, Wajid Ali Shah (1822–87). Renowned for his profound passion for the arts, poetry, music and dance Wajid Ali Shah differed…
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To speak of Lucknow is to invoke a world of exquisite tehzeeb (etiquette), refined speech and fine poetry. Here, poetry does not belong solely to the poet; it permeates the air of the chowks, flows with the scent of keora in the kothas (courtesan houses), and echoes through the corridors of once-…
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Somrita: We’re in the Entally Market region of Calcutta. This is located in the heart of Central Calcutta. In pre-Independence India upper caste Hindus didn’t stay in the Entally Market region primarily because of the presence of a slaughter house, as also the presence of the tanneries in Tangra…
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Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the tenth and last ruler of Oudh, who was on the throne from 1847 to 1856, is said to have brought the biryani to Calcutta in 1856, when he settled in Metiabruz, on the outskirts of Calcutta, an impeached, broken ruler. The Nawab, who is known to have been a patron of music,…
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