25 January 2021, 12:00 pm
Lucknow Diary: My memories of a city
Programme Type
Films and Exhibitions

Lucknow Diary: My memories of a city | (98 min; 2019; English)

Written and directed by Mekhela Deva

A nostalgic look at the city from the eyes of some of its residents and the filmmaker who regularly visited the city over a ten year period. Exploring how the ‘tehzeeb’, that the city is known for, has seeped into the everyday lives of its citizens. The documentary features a cross section of people including Lucknow’s famous book seller Ram Advani, political scientist, Violette Graf, historian Rosie Llewellyn Jones and others