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…

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,…

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 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…

What to lookout for in Lucknow Mahotsav

Lucknow Mahotsav  is the celebration of the various flavours of the city and its Awadhi culture. The Lucknow Festival also serves the purpose of being a commercial boom time for the…

Where do you get the best Biryani in Lucknow?

Lucknow cuisine is famous for its unique taste. The city is known its  korma, biryani, nahari-kulcha, zarda, sheermal, and warqi paratha and several other delectable dishes. Back in the days of Nawabs ,the royal chefs…

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…

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…

Indian Coffee House – Soul of Hazratganj

“What on earth could be more luxurious than a sofa, a book and a cup of coffee?” These words from a novelist, Anthony Trollope, hold true even today in the world…