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Architecture of Lucknow: Children’s Omnibus
Children usually do not like reading history of any sort. Keeping this in mind three short stories were written by well known architectural historian Neeta Das about the historic buildings of Lucknow in a simple but interesting manner for her own children. Care was also taken to bring about awareness towards their condition today and need for their conservation. They are all beautifully illustrated by another architect, Shubhrajit Das.
Hap’pant meets Asfu Dadu is a story about how a small boy, Hap’pant, meets Nawab Asaf-ud-daula and takes him on a tour of the Hussainabad area. The Hussainabad area has several important historical buildings including the Imambara and the old city of Chowk. They were both developed by Nawab Asaf-ud-daula during the late eighteenth century as was his palace which lies in ruins today. (First edition 2004).
Where is my mother is the second book in the series which recreates for the reader, the elaborate Kaiserbagh palace, which was partially destroyed during the first war of independence, through the flight of a baby bird named Ghu-Ghu. Kaiserbagh was one of the most beautiful palaces of Lucknow built by Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. However, after its destruction it is very difficult to recreate its original form. Not most people know about it too. Through the buildings existing today the book attempts to recreate it spatially. A small sketch plan also accompanies the story. (First edition 2007).
The third, and last book in the series, Slowly down the Rajpath, makes the children aware of the large kothis and the main Hazratganj street developed during the early nineteenth century by Nawab Saadat Ali Khan as the ceremonial path, or Rajpath. All three books together deal with nearly all the important monuments of the Nawabi period of Lucknow, India. (First edition 2007).
Hap’pant meets Asfu Dadu is a story about how a small boy, Hap’pant, meets Nawab Asaf-ud-daula and takes him on a tour of the Hussainabad area. The Hussainabad area has several important historical buildings including the Imambara and the old city of Chowk. They were both developed by Nawab Asaf-ud-daula during the late eighteenth century as was his palace which lies in ruins today. (First edition 2004).
Where is my mother is the second book in the series which recreates for the reader, the elaborate Kaiserbagh palace, which was partially destroyed during the first war of independence, through the flight of a baby bird named Ghu-Ghu. Kaiserbagh was one of the most beautiful palaces of Lucknow built by Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. However, after its destruction it is very difficult to recreate its original form. Not most people know about it too. Through the buildings existing today the book attempts to recreate it spatially. A small sketch plan also accompanies the story. (First edition 2007).
The third, and last book in the series, Slowly down the Rajpath, makes the children aware of the large kothis and the main Hazratganj street developed during the early nineteenth century by Nawab Saadat Ali Khan as the ceremonial path, or Rajpath. All three books together deal with nearly all the important monuments of the Nawabi period of Lucknow, India. (First edition 2007).
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Published March 13, 2024
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