lucknow

“LUCKNOW KA NWABISTAN”
“O SEHAR-E-LKO TUJHKO SALAM,
HAI TERA HI NAAM DUSRA JANNNAT KA NAAM”
NAMASKAAR nwabon ke sehar lko me apka swagat hai. Lko, ye whi sehar hai jo jana jata hai apni tehjib ke lie, ye whi sehar hai jo pehchana jata hai apni njakat ke lie. Ye whi sehar hai jiske sine me chupa hainwabon ka itihaas, chicken ki kalakari or aam ki mithas.
Dhanumati yani gomti ke kinare basa hai sehar lko. Yun to aj ka lko bhut tez hai, takniki roop se viksit hai. Bade-bade maal or imaret yhan ki shan hai. Chudi-chaudi sadke, unche-unche mkan, sayd yhi ban chuke hai ab nai lko ki pehchan…….. lekin huzoor ye to bs bangi bhar hi hai hmare lko ki. Asli lko to abhi bhi hmare IMAMBADE,ROOMIGATE,RESIDENCY, TEELEY WALI MASJID OR tmam aise hi gumbadon or mehlo me basta hai. Purani lko ka rasta yun to in chaudi-chaudi sadko se hokar hi jata hai par asal me wo tehzib, tamij or njakat wala lko choti-choti galion me hi basta hai.
To aiye sair krate hai apko asli lko ki………….

PURANE LKO KO GHUMNE KA HMARA SFAR SHURU HOTA HAI TEELE WALI MASJID SE.
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masjid se sehar ke beech se gujarti hui gomti ko dkhne ka nzara bh adbhud hai. masjid ke bare me ye kha jata hai ki yhan mangi gai har murad jaroor qabul hoti hai. Isi astha or vishwas ke sath hm sb apne lie dua mangte hue age badte hai.

Teele wali masjid ke thik peeche sthit hai KALIJAMA MASJID. Is masjid ki deewaron par kuredi gai kalakari par do pal ke lie sabhi ki nazre tehr gai.

wakai is masjid ki kalakari gazab ki thi.
Kalimasjid se hmne rukh kia purane lko ki chawk ki taraf. Teele wali masjid ke upar-neche raston se gujarte hue hm pahuche IMAMBARA.

1784 me asif-ud-daulake dwara banwaye gai is imarat ka suraksha Tantra ke bare me jankar hmari ankhe ascharya se fati reh gai. Asal me ye IMAMBARA is trh se bnaya gya hai ki IMAMBARA ke andar se hi baithe-baithelagbagh 5KM ke dayre me sainik dushmanon ko dekh lete the, yr wakai lajwab tha. Imambara ke bare me ek rochak jankari ye bh hai ki ye koi aitihasik imarat nhi balki itihasik dharmik sthal hai.



Nwab ASIF-UD-DAULA kebare me Kaha jata hai ki “jisko na de maula usko de asif-ud-daula”. Aisa kaha jata hai ki ek bar lko me shukha pad gaya tha to janta pareshan thi qki unki sari fasal pani k abhav me barbaad ho gai thi. Nwab ne janta komuft me dhan aur anaj dekar unki mdad krne ki kosis ki lekin janta ne khudddari dikhate hue us mdad ko lene se inkar kar dia. Janta ka kehna tha ki ve bina koi kaam kie paise ya anaj nahi lenge . tb nwab ne ye IMA M BARA bnwane ka elan kia aur logo se kaha ki ap log is imarat ko bnaiye or mjduri ke roop me dhan aur anaj le jaiye. Kehte hai din me log imarat ka nirmaan karte the aur rat me nwab use girwa dete the, taki log kam krte rahe or anaj aua dhan lete rahe.
Sirf imambara hi nahi aur bhi kai imarte hai jo lko ki shan-o-shaukat me char chand lgati thi or laga rhi hai halnaki inme se kuch sitare tut kar apna astitva kho chuke hai. Residency, Dariya wali kothi, Machhi bhawan, Tile wali masjid , Clock tower, Sheesh mehal, Rumi gate, Jama masjid aur Musabagh inme mukhya hai.
Lko ke logon ke bare me ek baat aur mashur hai ki yhan ke purush apni begamo ke bhut deewne hote the or unke pyar shayriyan padha krte the. Aise hi shayar ne apni begam ke lie farmaya tha “mard wo hai jo mardana war lad ke mare, mare jarur mgar maut sr akad ke mare… na mare ikka tange se na bus se lad ke mare, tmhari yad me endi ragad-ragad ke mare”
Nwabon or unke shasan ke bare me jankari lete hue hm ab bad chuke hai CHOWK ki or. Chowk me sbse pehle hm ruke “ raja ki thandai ki dukaan par”

Is thandai ki dukan ke bare me kha jata hai ki ye 150 saal se bhi jyda purani hai aur iske murid GANDHI, NEHRU,BAJPAI jaise bade-baade log rahe hai. IS dukan me thandai sadi bhi milti hai or bhang wali bhi. Bhang wali thandaii MAJA THANDAI ke naam se mashur hai.
THANDAI ki dikaan se nikalne ke bad hm pahuche paan ki dukan par qki “ ama miyan wo nwab hi kya jo paan ne khaye” is paan ki sbse badi khasiyat ye hai jnab ki pehle to ye itna bada hota hai ki isko pura muh me rakhna kisi chunauti se kam nahi hota pr muh me rakhne ke 2 min bd hi iske avsesh matra hi apke muh me bachta hai aur bachta hai ek meetha sa lajwab ehsaas.
Thandai or paan ka mja lene ke bad hum pahuche purne lko ki sakri galion ke darshan karne jiski shruwat hati hai GOL DARWAJE se. yun to is drwje ka apna ek aitihasik mhatea hai pr iska mhatwa in posters r banner se sayd kahi kam hai.
Khair ab le chalet apko kothe par …………. Aji us jmane ke. Maafi chahunga ki abhi mai apko sirf iska nzara hi dikha skts hu, maje nahi dilwa skta.

Aji ye kanhaiya lal gopal la lab is kothe ken aye malik nahi, ye to malik hai us dukan ke jisne is kothe ki njakat or nfasat ki jgah le li hai.

Ye hai purane lko ka KINGS UNANI HOSPITAL . ye 1832 se yahi par maujud hai. Iski khasiyat ye hai ki yhan kisi bhi bimari ka hmesa se hi herbal tarike se ilaj hota arha hai. Ek or bat yhan ki fees sirf 16 rs hai. Iske alawan yhan dawa aadi ka koi paisa nahi padta.
In patli sakri galiyon se hote hue hum lgataar nwabon ke sehar lko ke itihas, purani yaden, purani kalakritiyan se ru ba ru ho rhe the ………
Ki tabhi hm pahuche ek aise ghar me jo gwah hai ajadi ka. Is ghar me GANDHI, NEHRU, NAIDU adi kai bade-bade logon ki gupt meeting hpti thi.is ghar me ane ke 7 raste the….

Chowk ki galion me ghumte- ghumte hmne kuch aise nzare dekhe jo sayd khud ma khud shabut de rhe the is baat ka ki kaise woqt badla or badal gai in galiyon me basne wale mkan or log, or jo nhi bdal payw wo sirf khndhar hi reh gai… jara in tasveeron par gaur farmaiye…..



Yun to ye mehal bhut sundar or alishan hai pr inka mhatwa in khandharon se kahin kam hai.
Is naye purane lko ke sath-sath darshan krne ke bd hmne lko ki kuch mashuur chejon ko bhi dkha jaise chudiyan,itra, nagre, gaghra, purane jmane ke kuch sikke or noten.aur kuch pakwan…..



Aur akhir hmne mulaqat lko ki us cheez se jisne lko ka nam na sirf desh me balki pure wrld me mashhoor kr dia hai, wo hai CHICKEN…….

Purana lko ghumne ke sath-sath hmne dilkusha palace, bnarsi mehal, batlar palace, sikandar mahel, shenjaf, motimehal, taron wali kothi, nzara palace, chatar manjil ki bh jankari prapt kari.
Lko ke bare me ye assignment krte samay mai apna 100% nhi de paya qki mere lie ye “ waqt bhut kam hai or muqabla bhut shakth hai” jaisi bat thi, fir bhi chalet-chalte apne pyare lko ke bare me ye do linen jaroor kahunha’;; ” KHAK-E-LKO HAI MEHAJ GUMBADE MINAAR NAHI, YE SIRF SEHAR NAHI KOOCH OR BAZAR NAHI, ISKE ANCHAL ME MHOBBAT KE PHOOL KHILTE HAI ISKI GALION ME FARISTON KE PATE MILTE HAI”. ISLIYE MUSKRAIYE KI AP LKO ME HAI.