Lucknow's last Nawab, Wajid Ali Shah, faced numerous obstacles in finding a suitable bride. Initial marriage arrangements ...

Tracing biryani's history mostly leads to apocryphal tales of queens and nawabs, but it may actually have roots as a working ...

Discover the importance of April 19th through the lens of Bicycle Day, World Liver Day, and key historical events in India ...

Awadh was always a centre of attraction for their fertile land which also brought British to exploit its fertility for their own aspiration. Hence, British in 1800 AD subjugated as part of their ...

When construction of the Bara Imambara began in Lucknow, it was a year of famine. Reportedly, the Nawab of Awadh hired one batch of workers for construction during the day and another for ...

The Nawab of Awadh ceded Allahabad and Kora to the Mughal Emperor who began to reside at Allahabad under the protection of the British troops. The company agreed to pay Rupees 26lakhs every year ...

“I told Ray that perhaps the Nawab felt he would get the respect he deserved only in Bengal.” For Shahebzade Mirza, it’s a matter of family honour that he takes on what he calls “pretenders” to the ...

The British Residency or Residency Complex, simply called the Residency, was a series of buildings constructed as a home for the British by Nawab Saadat Ali Khan II of Awadh in 1780-1800 AD as a ...

There are many beautiful gardens, interesting museums and grand historical places to visit in Lucknow, the city of Nawabs. Among these, the Bada Imambara, Kaiserbagh Palace complex, British ...