Culture of Lucknow

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     Culture of Lucknow 




Lucknow is often acknowledged as the hub of traditions and customs. Lucknow's “Mehmaan Nawazi” is a custom that the residents strictly follow and this custom has earned the city huge respect from the expats. The traditional Awadhi cuisine served in modern day Lucknow has a royal touch.

People of Lucknow 

Lucknowi Tahzeeb” or the generous, courteous mannerism that the people of Lucknow tend to adhere and believe has won hearts of every tourist visiting the city. Lucknow’s residents are soft-spoken, big-hearted and their exclusive “Pehle Aap” gesture is believed to come from the predecessors, the Nawabs of Lucknow. Majority of the residents speak Urdu and are extremely fond of literature. Lucknow has produced some of the finest Urdu poets and shayers who have earned a name worldwide for their creations. Some of the famous personalities having a connection with the city are educationist Jagdish Gandhi, poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar, poets Kaifi Azmi, Maulana Hasrat Mohani, novelist Shauqat Siddique to name a few.

Language and religion 

Basically, the people of Lucknow make use of Urdu for mutual conversation. Though the Urdu is an official language of Lucknow but Hindi is also most common here. Other main languages of Lucknow are Bhojpuri, Koshali, Awadhi, Braj and Koeli.

In Lucknow, the major section of the people consists of Hindus but Islam is also equivalently prevalent in this capital city. Christians are also there in Lucknow but in very less number.




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