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In the footsteps of Wajid Ali Shah, Walking tour of Metiabruz
In the footsteps of Wajid Ali Shah
Walking tour of Metiabruz, an initiative of ITC Sonar, Kolkata
See also: Metiabruz Dawat, ITC Sonar, Kolkata
On 13 May 1856 a steamer, name McLeod, docked at the Bichali Ghat in Metibruz, in the southern fringes of Calcutta (now Kolkata). On board was the disposed king of Oudh (or Awadh) Wajid Ali Shah.
Little did he know that he would never return to his capital Lucknow and it started the beginning of a home in exile.
Categories: Calcutta (Kolkata), Calcutta (Kolkata) Photowalks, Calcutta Heritage, General
Tags: Bichali Ghat, BNR, BNR House, Calcutta, Calcutta heritage Building, Chota Lucknow, Garden Reach, ITC Hotels, ITC Sonar Kolkata, Kolkata, Kolkata Heritage Building, Metiabruz, Metiabruz Imambara, Metiabruz Walk, Mini Lucknow, Shahanshah Mirza, Shahi Masjid, Sibtainbad Imambara, Wajid Ali Shah
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