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The last song of Awadh

Of Wajid Ali Shah, and how a popular 'thumri' from another century reached us

3 min read1 Dec 2017
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The story of Wajid Ali Shah from riches to rags

The Shah had once been heir to a kingdom and to a large fortune but his downfall turned him into an unhappy tyrant bent on preserving a miniature copy of his past

5 min read16 Sep 2017
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‘Dastarkhwan’ revisited

Time may have corrupted the Lucknavi food legacy in Kolkata, but Wajid Ali Shah’s descendants are on a rescue mission

7 min read8 Apr 2015
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Book Review | The Last King In India

Twenty decadent facts from the life and times of India's last 'nawab'

3 min read19 Jul 2014
Opinion

The Lucknow lament

Finding the ghazals of nawab Wajid Ali Shah, a lost culture

2 min read19 Oct 2012
Leisure

Kitchen archaeology

Kitchen archaeology

8 min read28 Jan 2010

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