After exploring the Nawabiyat of Lucknow on this blog, let us go back to 1857 CE. The year of India’s first battle for independence or the Sepoy Mutiny as described by the British Historians. Through a series of more than 50 images let us try to revisit the scene of the battle. It is a beautifully looked after 33 acre campus not too far from the Gomti river that houses these 18th and 19th century British buildings. ASI’s garden division […]

Categories: Heritage, Photography • Tags: 1857, Asaf Uddaula, Lucknow, nawab, residency, saadat ali khan, wajid ali shah