The title of the book is suggestive—Awadh from late eighteenth century to early twentieth century was an interlude. Lucknow was a nondescript city before Asaf-ud-Daula made it his capital, leaving...

Beginning with general information on the history of Lucknow and its pivotal role in the evolution of Hindustani music in the nineteenth century,The Tabla of Lucknow studies and investigates the...

This book is a collection of essays and translations of the history of the Deccan and Awadh for the period 1193-1976. The essays cover a wide range of topics which...

Lucknow: Fire of Grace is a historical and comtemporary narrative account of Lucknow in a time span of more than 250 years from 1722 till the present day. Combining power,...

Palace Culture of Lucknow by Amir Hasan is an illustrated description of the account of the culture that existed in the 19th century life of Lucknow and Nothern India. The...

This book contains a critical appreciation of 1316 primary and a list of 1176 secondary sources on the Nawabs and Kings of Awadh of the period 1722-1856.The available primary sources...

Rulers of Avadh at a glance presents a short history of the Nawabi period. The book also covers pre-nawabi Lucknow of the Hindu rulers with their love for human dignity...

More than five hundred years after the Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi wrote his epic poem Padmavat, the story of Padmavati, princess of Simhal and her husband, Ratansen, the king...

The book is Qurratulain Hyder's last, most enigmatic and daring of her novels. It spans the period from the partition to the time of the Mandir-Masjid dispute in Ayodhya in...

This book is for those readers who want to know more about Oudh and the past of Nawabi Lucknow. The East India Company projected the Nawab Wazirs, Kings and Begums...

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A Word Thrice Uttered: Stories on Life’s Realities is a collection of short stories portraying the diverse realities of life through the protagonists – children, women, men, animals, even supernaturals....

The epicentre of the Muslim universe, Mecca attracts hundreds of thousands of believers every year. Pilgrimage, Politics, and Pestilence studies the organization and meanings of the Haj from India during...

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At the heart of Ship of Sorrows is a group of young friends, men and women, Hindu and Muslim, living in Lucknow on the cusp of Indian Independence. Like the...

Working with Muslims goes down to the ground in eight major states of India and investigates the reality of non-government organizations and their development work, with the largest marginalized minority...