Of the people


The many faces of one god

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Easter in the East


How different Indian cities celebrate the day of hope

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Lucknow under seige


The Residency’s pivotal role in the dramatic events of 1857

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Where tehzeeb still lives


We spent an evening soaking in the gracious warmth of the city, as personified by the home of Meera and Muzaffar Ali

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8 reasons to love the Bara Imambara


You will see this grand old monument in a whole new light

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Reading the ruins


Walking through The Residency today is like listening to the whispers of a ghost town.

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La Martiniere and the sentinels of history


The health of our future is tied up with our past, and here’s living proof.

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A food trail of lucknow


If you have 24 hours in the city, here’s what your menu should look like

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Meet the travelers


Hear from our guests on The Lucknow Affair

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Portrait of a nation


Photographs that form a compelling narrative about India in the 19th century

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The Sarmaya guide to power posing in the 1800s


If you were landed, wealthy and influential in 19th-century India, you simply had to get a photograph taken. Here’s what we’ve learnt about taking a great photo from the lords and ladies of colonial India.

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19th-Century Photography: Painted Photographs

At: Pundole’s Auction House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai; On: 17th February, 2018 Hand-painting of photographs is a method of manually adding colour to a photographic print in order to highlight certain areas, add more depth and enhance the overall aesthetics of the image. In India, it gained massively in popularity among royalty and wealthy art patrons, who… Read more »

Gond and puppetry workshop with Akanksha Foundation

We partnered with the City as Lab initiative to help young researchers illustrate civic and social issues through art.

19th-Century Photography: Albumen Printing

At: Pundole’s Auction House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai; On: 3rd & 4th February, 2018 Albumen printing was invented in the early 19th century, and quickly became the most popular medium of the time. The process, which was in use till the 1920s, uses albumen from egg whites as a binding agent to adhere chemicals to paper and… Read more »

Exhibition workshops for special-needs kids

At: Pundole’s, Mumbai, On: January 30 & February 16, 2018