Nostalgia Has Its Roots Here(LUCKNOW)!!

"ANDAAZ-E-LUCKNOW" is an experience and just for the record it hasn't changed.A fact that any diehard Lucknowite will endorse with the same zeal as would those who have left the city generations ago.The City of Nawabs instills in us a yearning that is carried on from one generation to another,To the extent that most come back to relive their memories.
Lucknow has always been identified with its rich culture-the mellifluous music,rich poetry,fine cuisine,masterful embroidery,n not to mention its impeccable manners.The city in keeping with its image has moved forward at its own languid pace.The older landmarks, the ones lucknow showcases to the world- the Imambaras,the Roomie Gate,the Bhool Bhulaiya-have been born out of the whims and fancies of the Nawabs who once ruled Awadh.The Bara Imambara was built bcz Nawab Asaf ud-daulah wanted to ensure that his people,ravaged by famine,could get employment at the construction site.But such details are now mere footnotes in history
But inspite of all this the Lucknow of today is the one that"LOVES THE OLD AND EMBRACES THE NEW".where bylanes of Gadbad Jhala do as brisk a buisness as swanky shops in the malls;where elaborate chikankari saris are matched with the fast changing trends in fashion;where kathak steps are in sync with salsa,where kababs tickle the taste buds as strongly as Big Mac burgers.The evenings of this city are equally entrancing as the mornings.Lucknow ki 'kohre bhari subah'-well it brings back the romance of an era bygone.
The euphoria of being in lucknow cannot be duplicated anywhere in the world.As the city moves forward boldly keeping pace with the advancement that is taking place and at the same time drawing strength from its blessings, the only one thing that i can say is that it will always remain very close to my heart n no matter how high i rise in life or  how far away i move move from this place it will always remain my first HOME.