Volume : 3, Issue : 5, May - 2014

Oriental to Cosmopolitan Destination–A Transformational Journey of Lucknow

Suyash Yadav

Abstract :

Lucknow was among world’s 50 Greatest Cultural Destinations, according to a year 2012 special supplement on Greatest Cultural Destinations ought out by The Sunday Telegraph, London and travel experts Page and Moy. Lucknow occupies a very prominent place in the history of Avadh region. The modernization and population pressure, in the era of globalization, upon the cities are changing their façade, which has both positive and negative consequences. Earlier researches have either concentrated on the oriental landmarks closing their eyes towards the culture of emerging cosmopolitan Lucknow. The present work aims at holistically studying the changing landscapes of Lucknow which is an amalgam. The development of city especially in the past ten years has made Lucknow a cosmopolitan destination. Researcher has made an attempt to probe the city’s transformation.