Chitwarpur-Lalkaun lane, Lucknow***

Forgotten Naval Wing flag down!

A forgotten flag on the pole atop the

National Cadet Corps, Naval Wing

office in Lucknow. People here, including

the press, create a hullabaloo at times

over what they perceive as disrespect to

the flag but this flag has gradually

sunk to the bottom of the pole

out of neglect. 

Reclamation work at the River Gomti in Lucknow

Religion is the big challenge! Here we have

the left overs of puja offerings that have to be thrown into the river. 

Pollution is well understood after all the publicity

over the years but the gods still have to be appeased! People

have given into pressure and now deposite it on the footpath to be

later collected and disposed of by the municipal workers

but as in the bottom picture some packets were

placed on the footpath but 'something' went

into the river. Maybe the holymen and temple priest could

change this age-old ritual by declaring it bad for our holy

rivers, after all there are auspicious occasions when

people bathe in rivers to cleanse themselves of their sins.

Many years ago egg was included as a vegetarian item

because it was felt people were missing out on the protein 

that is missing in veg diets. It is difficult to guess how

many Hindus were convinced by the green signal 

given by religious heads.

The Gomti riverfront project of the SP government in Uttar Pradesh

under Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav:  Rebuilding and reclaiming 

the banks after decades of erosion! 

This will give the river some  depth that will make boating possible if boating 

is a part of the plan.

To the left out of the pic was a paper mill that closed

down many years ago as did the Mohan-Meakin Brewery 

up stream. 

Letters to the Improvement Trust in 1921***

George H. Shepherd's letter
dated 2nd January, 1921
to the Executive Officer of
the Improvement Trust
requesting for the allotment
of No 13 Lawrence Terrace to him.
He was living at No 4 LT at the
time.

Lawrence Terrace was demolished in 1959 barring the Lucknow Club which
still stands. Point no. 4 of this 1921 letter mentions the concealing of
a grave at no. 13 behind a brick wall...more later

1857 Memorial at Mariaon, Lucknow ***

Mariaon

This pillar commemorates the old Mariaon cantonment
garrison in 1857 by the 38th, 48th  and 71st infantry
a large portion of these regiments mutinied
on the evening of May the 30th  1857.
This pillar marks the site of the residency
bungalow occupied by Sir Henry Lawrence K.C.B.

Tuck-Larkins

Pic c 1963 courtesy Robert Jordan: The newly weds Edgar Tuck and Phyllis Larkins  

Lucknow-Sitapur Road August 2015

A modernised rickshaw cart at a
roadside coal stall

Chandra Hospital, Sitapur Road, Lucknow