Great Lucknow, My Lucknow...

Now I'm going to elaborate very distinctive city, a city having glorious past and bright future, the one n only my "Lucknow".

Lucknow, often called the "City Of Nawabs"is one of the most beautiful cities of India. Being the capital city of Uttar Pradesh, it boasts off a rich historical and cultural background.This place has really got a charm and all those people who visit it come under the spell of this city.What drives most people here is it's unique rich culture and what we call the "Lakhnawi Tehzeeb" for which this city has always been famous for, and this is the thing which makes Lucknow very distinct from rest of the cities. Lucknow is an ancient and a historical city and it dates back to the period, when the Moghuls ruled over it. At that time the city was named"Awadh". Later, the British came into existence, due to which the city had to come come under their control. The city was so much prosperous and rich in resources that it became a soft target of exploitation. But, despite losing it's independence and being in years of suppression, this city today still retains it's cultural heritage and traditional values which are just remarkable. Lucknow, is also famous for it's beautiful architecture. Great monuments like the Bara Imambara, the Chota Imambara, the Roomi Darwaza are some of the perfect examples, which till date are still standing tall and maintaining the city's rich cultural prestige.People from various places are completely mesmerised by the grand beauty of these monuments and so the city becomes one of the important areas of interest.There are many attractive parks like the Ambedkar and Lohiya park which are some of the favourite places to spend leisure time.Not to forget the beautiful National Botanical Garden, being the pride of the city. The city is also famous for it's Chikan work(a unique embroidery), which has received global recognition.There are many other things which makes the city very distinct from others. I, being a citizen of Lucknow, feel proud to be a part of it and i feel honoured to represent my city to whatever place I go. I wish, the city always maintains it's distinct culture and prestigious values which has been responsible for making it a beautiful and a worthy place to live in.

But this is not all I want to say, but it's better to keep dark side in dark, is all I can say...