Tuesday 17 June 2014

Lucknow the City Of Nawabs


Perched perfectly within the northern part of India
the capital city Lucknow is amongst the most popular tourist destination within the union of Uttar Pradesh. Culturally equipped and historically bemusing environment of Lucknow can be considered as an epitome of the city and as it regards and compliments the general expectation of traveler the city can be termed as one of the fast growing and affluent quarters of Uttar Pradesh.
 
Traversed by River Gomti the city has been amazingly bisected into Trans-Gomti and Cis-Gomti and astounding geographical boundaries have certainly made the city the pride of parental state. 

Historical Facts of Lucknow
To understand the history of Lucknow one would require calling an incident of the epic Ramayana because an inscription would tell you everything regarding the story and evolution of the city. Traveler must take a note that city was renowned as Lakshmanpur or Lakhanpur before it was renamed as Lucknow.

According to historical call the city was gifted to Laksman by his elder brother Rama after he made a successive invasion in Sri Lanka which in turn completed his long term exile. Following the course of chronicles and evolution the city was later captured by Afghans, Mughals and the British.

During the call of independence city rose as a major centre for militant nationalism and moderate nationalism till the time India clinched its independence. Lucknow before an intrusion of British and other administrator was a seat of Nawabs of Avadh and according to history the first Nawab of the city was Nawab Wazir Sadat Khan who was appointed during the call of 17th century. 

Traveler must understand that during that phase Lucknow was a main centre for political, cultural, artistic and literary renaissance in North India.

Beside art and architecture the city is renowned for its culinary classification and while talking about its extraordinary style of cooking we must confer the contribution of Nawab who took a real initiative while elaborating and illustrating the kitchens of Lucknow.

At Present
Lucknow at present day is growing fast and their commercial sectors have paved a way for contemporary transformation which is very much highlighted by its educational institution, research centers and IT hub.

Festivals
To idealize the glory of their eternal culture and tradition Lucknow celebrates series of festivals and some of the renowned in this context are Moharrum, Id-Ul-Zuha, Id-Ul-Fitar, Shab-e-Barat, Holi, Dusshera, Diwali, Jamghat, Bada Mangal Mela and Lucknow Mahotsav.

Major Attractions of Lucknow 
Now if you think Lucknow is all about tradition, cuisine, art and architecture than think once again because the surroundings of Lucknow have so much to offer. The presence of some of the endowing attractions like Bara Imambara, British Residency, Rumi Darwaza, Sikandar Bagh, Lucknow Zoo and State Museum, Botanical Gardens, Clock Tower etc can asked you to spend more time within the vicinity of Lucknow.

Best Time to Visit
Consider coming here during the months of February to March to understand the magical beans of Lucknow.

How to Reach
By train- the nearest railway station to Lucknow is Lucknow railway station.
By air- the nearest airport to Lucknow is Lucknow airport which is located at a distance of around 14 km from here.


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