Tumhari zameen se jo uthenge toh aasman honge

Fir naa jaane kitne labon se ham bayaan honge

The city of Nawabs, kebabs, aadab and tehezeb

Lucknow/Lakhanpur

(The city of Nawabs)

shafaq se hain dar-o-divar zard sham-o-sahar

hua hai lucknow is rahguzar mein pilibhit

- Meer Taqi Meer

Travel poster for Lucknow, India (c. 1930). Artwork by Dorothy Newsome,

More two goldies for my collection~ maybe i should show my team..

I think that Ramiz Rafi Mirza (Ramy) having a name similar to the Urdu poet Mirza Muhammad Rafi Sauda, him talking about Ghazals which are precisely Sauda's area of expertise (including Qasidas) and him having been to Lucknow the death place of Sauda might not have been unintentional. I wish I could hold R.F. Kuang's hand and kiss it.

If it was unintentional, what an accidental genius.

REBLOG

A hopeless romantic living in lucknow who loves moon and writes poetry

For: @blogbyameera

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Wattpad Girlies attention!!!

I'm co-writing a book with my friend on Wattpad and we'll start writing the book soon. We already have a plot in mind. We already have the characters too . I am super excited for you all to read it because it's going to spicy and sweet, khatta and meetha like Lucknow ka namkeen.

pspsps SPOILER- It's a spicy desi Wattpad romance

Woman's court dress in silk, gold and silver, 1830-1840, Lucknow, India

Lucknow

April, 2023

Le Chala Jaan Meri · Abida Parveen

अपने दिल को भी बताऊँ न ठिकाना तेरा / सब ने जाना जो पता एक ने जाना तेरा / तू जो ऐ ज़ुल्फ़ परेशान रहा करती है / किस के उजड़े हुए दिल में है ठिकाना तेरा।

Translation: Should I not even tell my heart where you are? Everyone knows that only one knows your address. You who keep troubling me like a lock, your place is in someone's ruined heart.

Dastangoi: The Art of Storytelling

Dastangoi is an Urdu storytelling art. Derived from Persia. Dastangoi is performed by one person who's referred to as a Dastango, the word for storyteller. Stories are referred to as Dastans. Dastan means, tale or story and the suffix -goi makes it a verb. Hence, Dastangoi translates to "to tell a story"

Dastangoi had it's origins in pre-Islamic Arabia and moved onto Iran and then the North Indian cities of Delhi and Lucknow in the 18th century.

It was very popular in Lucknow, across all classes of people and in public and private. It was done in the streets, in homes and even opium dens. Many people saw Dastans as a key part of the the experience in an opium den

Some people, who were particularly rich would hire Dastangos to entertain their clients and friends. These stories would come under themes such as, war, pleasure, beauty, love and deception.

Dastangoi enjoyed a revitalisation in India in 2005, which seemed to have stemmed from Mahmood Farooqui

Shaam-e-avadh jo Hai wo lafzon mein kya batlayen

Aaiye baithiye chalen apko chawk me kulfi khilayen

~ Sehr

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