Lucknow

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Lucknow

***** Location: India
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Lucknow Residency--
kids counting bullet holes
on the wall

The Residency housed the Britishers during the nineteenth century and it was a focal point of the revolt of the Indian sepoys against British rule in 1857. The many bullet holes on its now crumbling walls are a testimony to the bitter fighting that took place there. As a kid, I sometimes went there with my friends and we would take delight in making a count of these holes. The building was much destroyed during the battle, but it remains a famous tourist spot of Lucknow to this day.

sunil uniyal, May 2008

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Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh

Hindi: लखनऊ, Urdu: لکھنؤ, Lakhnaū ) is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state of India. It had a population of 2,541,101 in 2006. Lucknow is also the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division.

Located in what was historically known as the Awadh region, Lucknow has always been a multicultural city. Courtly manners, beautiful gardens, poetry, music, and fine cuisine patronized by the Persian-loving Shia Nawabs of the city are well known amongst Indians and students of South Asian culture and history. Lucknow is popularly known as the The City of Nawabs. It is also known as the Golden City of the East, Shiraz-i-Hind and The Constantinople of India.

Today, Lucknow is a vibrant city that is witnessing an economic boom and is among the top ten fastest growing non-major-metropolitan cities of India. It is the second largest city in Uttar Pradesh state. The unique combination of its cultured grace and newly acquired pace is its most promising feature that augurs well for the future.
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