Dilkusha Kothi: Remnants of the Past

The Dilkusha Kothi, also known as the “English House’’ or the “Vilayati Kothi’’ is a historical monument located on the banks of the river Gomti. The once splendid kothi, is…

The Grandeur of the Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan Prateek Sthal

The city of Nawabs, Lucknow is synonymous with rich historical past and splendid monuments, not to forget the numerous parks and gardens for which the city is sometimes referred to…

The Growing Apartment Culture: Real Estate in Lucknow

  Lucknow has always been the artistic and cultural hub of North India. Splendid historical monuments, beautiful gardens, courtly manners, fine cuisine, music and poetry are some of the marvelous…

Christmas celebrations at St. Joseph’s Cathedral

Lucknow has some of the finest churches from the British period while the Nawabs of Lucknow also cared for the Christian population of the city. Keeping with the secular tradition and…

Book Fair – A walk through Paradise for Book Lovers

  Lucknow, the city of Nawabs plays host to the National Book Fair, one of the biggest book fests, a literary feast for the city’s bibliophiles for 10 days every…

Hussainabad Picture Gallery

Not many will differ with the fact that the essence of Lucknow lies in its old city area. The peculiar scent of the old world charm, the Nawabi feeling of…

National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow

The city of Nawabs, Lucknow offers ample opportunities in the field of research and development for various disciplines with the presence of research institutes of national and international repute in…

Lucknow and its Fondness for Hookah

The hookah, said to have originated during the Safavid Dynasty of the Persian Empire, spread to the Middle East and Asia and has now gained extensive popularity in South America,…

Lucknow and its Fondness for Paan

When we think of the life and the times of the Nawabs, we tend to imagine the palatial and grandiose monuments, the extravagant lifestyles, Nawabs in intricately designed royal attires…

The Glittering Gadbadjhala in Aminabad Lucknow

Gadbadjhala! The peculiar name says it all. The name hints at the fact that all that glitters is not gold. The prices of the glittering jewelry on display at this…