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Wajid Ali Shah

  • This biography of Wajid Ali Shah depicts him as a dancer and a master of the performing arts

    This biography of Wajid Ali Shah depicts him as a dancer and a master of the performing arts

    Kaukub Quder Sajjad Ali Meerza Talat Fatima
    · Apr 06, 2026 · 08:30 am
  • ‘The Scattered Court’: Meticulous archival research reconstructs the musical afterlife of the Empire

    ‘The Scattered Court’: Meticulous archival research reconstructs the musical afterlife of the Empire

    Ankush Pal
    · Jan 11, 2026 · 08:30 am
  • ‘A Queer Reading of Nawabi Architecture and the Colonial Archive’: Guide to Lucknow’s queer history

    ‘A Queer Reading of Nawabi Architecture and the Colonial Archive’: Guide to Lucknow’s queer history

    Shashi Warrier
    · Jun 08, 2025 · 08:30 pm
  • Why Nawab Wajid Ali Shah appointed his lovers to important positions in his court

    Why Nawab Wajid Ali Shah appointed his lovers to important positions in his court

    Arul Paul Sonal Mithal
    · Nov 05, 2024 · 10:30 am
  • ‘Panic Sunday’: The day in 1857 when Wajid Ali Shah was arrested on charges of conspiracy

    ‘Panic Sunday’: The day in 1857 when Wajid Ali Shah was arrested on charges of conspiracy

    Sudipta Mitra
    · May 06, 2024 · 08:30 am
  • Forgotten history: How the last Nawab of Oudh built a mini Lucknow in Calcutta

    Forgotten history: How the last Nawab of Oudh built a mini Lucknow in Calcutta

    Deepanjan Ghosh
    · Jul 26, 2018 · 11:30 am