Awadh’s last nawab, Wajid Ali Shah, who was a connoisseur of art, music and food, had created a “mini Lucknow” in Metiabruz, where he was exiled after his kingdom was annexed by the British in 1856.

The highlight of the evening was the Dastangoi performance, Dastaan-e-Wajid Ali Shah, performed by storytellers Himanshu Bajpai and Dr Pragya Sharma, offering a rare glimpse into Wajid Ali Shah’s life ...

Wajid Ali Shah, the last king of Awadh, spent the latter half of his life in exile in Kolkata, but the city mostly remembers him today because of the potato in the local biryani, believed to be his ...

“The social image of Wajid Ali Shah as portrayed by the English has made people misunderstand him. Shah was an artist, but there is a need to understand at what level he pursued art. This can only be ...

A “culinary and cultural” journey from Lucknow to Kolkata was celebrated in Kolkata receltly. The evening, titled “Shaam-e-Awadh”, was also a celebration of the legacy of Lucknow’s most famous import ...