Nawab sahab as he was popularly called by all in Lucknow was a man of many qualities. Representing the culture of Nawabi Lucknow Jafar Sahab was always a smiling host and dost to his guests.

IT seems rather difficult to delineate the past glory of Lucknow, the city in North India that was once capital of the State of Oudh, or Awadh. But three words can perhaps sum up the dazzling ...

Lucknow, home to ten mind ... The Nawabs supported cultural activities such that Lucknow became renowned for Urdu literature and the arts that included Kathak dance and traditional music. 2.

Lucknow serves as the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India where people appreciate its deep cultural past coupled with imperial heritage and elegant customs. Since the time of the Nawabs Lucknow ...

The nawabs cultivated a refined Urdu language, ... Even today, the Urdu spoken in Lucknow instils a great politeness into daily speech and is known for its softness and sweetness.

The region’s 18th- and 19th-century rulers, the Nawabs, were free from their erstwhile Mughal lords yet practically powerless under the British, so they turned their gazes inward.

Meer moved to Lucknow, which was emerging as a new centre of culture and Urdu literature and on invitation of Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula, in Apr 1782. Out of his six divans (collection of poems), four ...

Few cities are as synonymous with gentility and refinement than Lucknow. The seat of the Awadhi Nawabs - governors from Persia who were appointed by the Mughal emperors to manage the region - in ...

Years ago, poet Firaq Gorakhpuri had advised people to study Urdu saying: "Urdu is liye padho taaki afsar banne ke baad afsar lago bhi" (study Urdu not just to become an officer but also to come ...

The nawab wazir governed the province of Awadh on behalf of the Mughal emperor in Delhi. ... Urdu literature in Lucknow was among the first to express anti-colonial sentiments.

Chef Asif Qureshi shares inside stories of the royal kitchens of the Nawabs of Lucknow, from where he draws his ancestry, and puts out a sophisticated spread at the ongoing food festival July 9 ...