Wajid Ali Shah: The Last Nawab and the Loss of a Kingdom
The artist king of Qaisarbagh, the Sleeman report, the refused signature of 1856, and the Lucknow rebuilt in exile at Matiyaburj: the last Nawab's two portraits.
Read MoreLucknow of the Nawabs: Tehzeeb, Kathak, and the Culture of Refinement
Pehle aap, Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb, the Kathak gharana, the thumri, the tawaifs' salons, and the civilisation of manners that made Lakhnavi an adjective.
Read MoreThe Rise of Awadh: How the Nawabs Built a Kingdom Inside an Empire
From Saadat Khan's governorship to Buxar, the subsidy trap, and the Bara Imambara built as famine relief: the century of the Nawabs of Awadh.
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Sufi Uttar Pradesh: Dewa Sharif and the Shrines of Awadh
From Kichaucha and Bahraich to Haji Waris Ali Shah's Dewa Sharif: the dargah geography of UP, where the queue has never sorted itself by faith.
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Purvanchal, Awadh, Rohilkhand, Bundelkhand: The Four Countries Inside UP
Western UP, Rohilkhand, Awadh, Purvanchal, and Bundelkhand: the five distinct regions that function as separate countries inside one giant state.
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