awadh
-

How the colonial imagination of the ‘nautch girl’ was read back into Indian history
Omar Khan
-

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

Who was Wilayat Mahal? An heir to the kingdom of Awadh, a delusional outcast, or a cunning impostor?
Aletta André Abhimanyu Kumar
-

The many names and unchanging borders of Uttar Pradesh, from the 19th century to today
Mehr Kalra Shivakumar Jolad
-

A personal history of the elegant, intricate gharara – and how to make one in a pandemic
Tarana Husain Khan
-

Historical fiction: Can Begum Hazrat Mahal’s rebel army fight the British and secure Awadh’s future?
Malathi Ramachandran
-

This biography of Lucknow dwells on its past to tell stories perilously close to being forgotten
Mehru Jaffer
-

India’s culinary heritage has been impoverished by modernity
Rana Safvi