Life in Lucknow to me seems like a grand event all the time, attended by almost every important person of my personal life and career. There are celebrated authors, inspiring writers, and other famous artists. I fail to understand when people of my age say – What’s there in Lucknow – it’s a slow city. It was earlier known as Awadh, a city famous for its ‘tehzeeb’, it has often been referred to as the “City of Pehle Aap. However, in these modern times, “Pehle Aap” has almost lost its meaning and ‘Pehle Mai’ or ‘Pehle Hum’ appears to make more sense. To me, it seems like a movie where every second there is some action, some drama, lot of audiences, the crew, the stars dazzling the location. It is no less than a huge dreamlike set for me. Reporters from the media and flashbulbs go pop every second. Living anywhere in India, I feel one can instantly recognize if a person belongs to Lucknow or its surrounding culture since we use plural words such as ‘...
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