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The Battlegrounds of 1857: Visiting the Sites Where India's Uprising Was Suppressed and Forgotten

The Plaque Gets It WrongStand at the Bibighar well in Kanpur and read the memorial the British erected after 1857. It does not mention what happened to the Indian dead. It memorialises the British women and children killed there, frames the uprising as a mutiny, and presents the suppression that…

Times Life · Aug 21

Why Kolkata Is India's Most Underrated Food City and the Restaurants You Must Eat At

The Biryani Argument Kolkata Wins Every TimeKolkata biryani contains a potato. That single fact has launched more food arguments than anything else in the Indian culinary conversation, and the city wins every one of them on merit. When Nawab Wajid Ali Shah arrived from Lucknow in 1856 after the British…

Times Life · Jul 7

7 Most Powerful Hanuman Temples to Visit on Bada Mangal 2026

As the holy Tuesdays of the Jyeshtha month arrive, the spiritual intensity surrounding Lord Hanuman reaches a level that devotees across North India deeply feel rather than simply observe. Bada Mangal is not just another festival day, but a time when faith, service, and devotion come together in a powerful…

Times Life · May 5

From a girl cooking for her father to the face of Awadhi cuisine in Kolkata

Meet Manzilat Fatima, the great-great granddaughter of Wajid Ali Shah

The Hindu · Oct 8, 2022

Agnipath protests: Four policemen injured, two dozen protesters arrested in Motihari

MOTIHARI: Army aspirants disrupted rail and road traffic at several places and vandalized the window panes of Awadh-Bandra down express train near Chanmari railway crossing at Motihari.

The Times of India · Jun 16, 2022

In 3rd round of polling too, Uttar Pradesh voters score 1st division

LUCKNOW: The third phase of Uttar Pradesh elections on Sunday saw a turnout of approximately 60% in 59 constituencies across 16 districts of three regions--west UP, Awadh and part of Bundelkhand.

The Times of India · Feb 20, 2022

Uttar Pradesh elections: In third round, too, voters score 1st division; 60.8 % turnout recorded By 5pm

LUCKNOW: The third phase of Uttar Pradesh elections on Sunday saw a turnout of approximately 60% in 59 constituencies across 16 districts of three regions--west UP, Awadh and part of Bundelkhand.

The Times of India · Feb 20, 2022