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The Pioneer newspaper, headquartered in Lucknow and started in 1865, is the second-oldest English-language newspaper in India still in production. [234] The country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru founded The National Herald in the city prior to World War II with Manikonda Chalapathi Rau as its editor. [235]
Chhota Imambara, Lucknow Rumi Darwaza, Lucknow Charbagh Railway Station, Lucknow Husainabad Clock Tower, Lucknow La Martinere College, Lucknow Bara Imambara, Lucknow. This is a list of tourist attractions in Lucknow, the capital city of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh [1]
At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 90.71% of the population in the district spoke Hindi (or a related language), 7.56% Urdu and 1.56 Awadhi as their first language. [ 10 ] Languages spoken here include Awadhi , a vernacular in the Hindi continuum spoken by over 38 million people, mainly in the Awadh region. [ 11 ]
Claude Martin, French major general who fought for the British; established La Martiniere Schools at Lucknow, Lyons and Calcutta; Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, British general; Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1st battalion, 11 Gorkha Rifles, Param Vir Chakra; Arthur Skey, Royal Navy rear-admiral; George Powell Thomas, A British soldier, artist and poet.
Bhojpuri is the second most spoken language of Uttar Pradesh, [2] it is spoken by almost 11% of the population. Urdu is prominent in Uttar Pradesh as Lucknow was once the centre of Indo-Persianate culture in north India. The language of Lucknow ("Lakhnavi Urdu") is a form of high literary Urdu.
Lucknow have a replica of Rauza of Ali al-Ridha which is situated at Karbala Azimullah Khan, near Karbala Mir Khuda Baksh (Karbala Taal Katora), Rajaji Puram, Lucknow. This rauza also have a Mosque by the name "Masjid-e-Gauhar Shaad" adjacent to the Rauza.
Lucknow Mahotsav, [1] is an Indian Art & culture program organized every year in Lucknow, India to showcase Uttar Pradesh Art and Culture and in particular Lucknowavi ‘Tehzeeb’ so as to promote Tourism. One of the objectives of the cultural bonanza is to provide encouragement to the Artisans.
Guzashta Lucknow is the collection of 54 articles. It tells the history of Lucknow and the rulers of Oudh, [1] and describes the culture and way of life of the people of Lucknow during the late 18th and 19th centuries. [2] The initial chapters are concerned with the history of the area.