Lucknowites gathered for the 8th Wajid Ali Shah Festival, hosted by the Rumi Foundation. Curated by filmmaker Muzaffar Ali and his wife Meera, the evening began with a kathak presentation titled ...

To know the real Lucknow you must visit its busy markets from tasty kebabs in Chowk to soft chikankari in Nakhas each place ...

Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, living in Calcutta on a British pension, died in 1887, leading some historians to suspect foul play. Allegedly, a trusted officer, Munsarim-ud-Daulah, administered a poisoned ...

Why Nawab Wajid Ali Shah appointed his lovers to important positions in his court An excerpt from ‘A Queer Reading of Nawabi Architecture and the Colonial Archive’, by Arul Paul and Sonal Mithal.

Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the 11th and last King of Awadh, was an enthusiastic patron of dance and music, but also allegedly a debauch, and ultimately paid the price for his carefree and colorful ...