Zardozi of Lucknow – An exquisite embellishment

Lucknow has achieved the feat of being a city that scores well on four pertinent C’s: Culture, Cuisine, Craft and Creativity. Lucknow has garnered attention for being a city that…

King George’s Medical University – Lucknow’s Pride

The King George’s Medical University of Lucknow is among the elite medical colleges of India and has made a place for itself among the best medical colleges of Asia. It has been the…

Chinhat Pottery: The exquisite art of pottery making

In India, pottery making is an art common to almost every part of the country. Every state has its own unique art of pottery making be it the “Blue Pottery”…

Ganjing Carnival at Hazratganj Lucknow

  A stroll or window shopping at Lucknow’s oldest and prestigious shopping destination, Hazrat Ganj, is often known as Ganj-ing. Hazratganj, the 200+ year old elite shopping and entertainment zone,…

Lucknowites love the Silver coating

Known for their civility (adab) and culture (tehzeeb), no wonder the people of Lucknow use sugar-coated language and love the silver coating (chandi ka warq) used for garnishing sweets or…

Bada Mangal celebrations in Lucknow

  Bada Mangal, devoted to Lord Hanuman is celebrated in the capital city of Uttar Pradesh on every Tuesday of Jyestha month as per the Hindu calendar. It usually coincides…

Lucknow and the delight of fresh fruits

Lucknow city is the home to its world famous Dussehri variety of mangoes. The city folks share a special fondness for mangoes but other fruits such as litchi, guavas, papaya,…

Architectural Delight of Jama Masjid Lucknow

Lucknow, the city of Nawabs, houses many structures and monuments of historic significance and architectural brilliance– Bara Imambara, Residency, Roomi Darwaza and Safed Baradari, to name a few. Hidden and…

Lucknow and its Appetite for Paan

Lucknow is one of those cities where dining etiquette forms an intrinsic part of the rich culture and prideful lineage. The ”tehzeeb” is restricted not only to the language or…

Janeshwar Mishra Park

Lucknow has always had some beautiful public parks that have given the citizens countless memories from their childhood and college days to the time when they got married and later…