tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post112751851507601496..comments2024-03-06T00:30:08.915-08:00Comments on Secular-Right India: LucknowUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1127792551471317512005-09-26T20:42:00.000-07:002005-09-26T20:42:00.000-07:00Sunjay is partly correct, there has been lots of c...Sunjay is partly correct, there has been lots of changes in Lucknow.<BR/>However what I find missing in my city of birth is absence of dynamism and sense of heritage.<BR/>I have with shock seen my friends disfiguring our historical monuments.<BR/>The city which was famous of it's view has been abandoned by it's citizens.<BR/>Hopefully "we" (including will be able to change it).doubtinggauravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149344536185812623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1127607305278171542005-09-24T17:15:00.000-07:002005-09-24T17:15:00.000-07:00Primary Red: It is not a desperate situation by a ...Primary Red: It is not a desperate situation by a long shot. Even places close to Lucknow, like Mankapur, are booming due to ITC, Japanese investment, and sugar. <BR/><BR/>While UP has a long way to go, there is good news on a regular basis i.e almost $4 billion investment in the UP sugar industry is currently underway.<BR/><BR/>sanjaysanjayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14068250323104396280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1127603215586367572005-09-24T16:06:00.000-07:002005-09-24T16:06:00.000-07:00Sanjay:No one would be happier than this blogger i...Sanjay:<BR/><BR/>No one would be happier than this blogger if the city of his birth did turn around; hoping desperately that you are right.<BR/><BR/>Best regards.Primary Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16140741949208891119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1127595608007500072005-09-24T14:00:00.000-07:002005-09-24T14:00:00.000-07:00I guess I have a different view of Lucknow althoug...I guess I have a different view of Lucknow although I can perhaps agree with you w.r.t <I>old</I> lucknow. <BR/><BR/>Like any other ancient city, Lucknow, too is renewing/ reinventing itself. It is certainly not dying - consider the following:<BR/><BR/>- virtually every tier 1 builder of India is currently in Lucknow constructing condos, apartment buildings, townships, gated communities, malls etc; <BR/>- at least 3 brand new multiplexes already exist plus <B>Cinemax</B> is opening a Rs 15 crore high end multiplex soon, as is <B>Inox Leisure</B> <BR/>- <B>Lenovo</B> of China is opening a state-of-the- art "Thinkworld" outlet <BR/>- foreign entities like <B> macdonald's (at least 3 outlets), KFC, pizza hut, domino's</B> etc in the city already <BR/>-<B>Apollo</B> has a hospital & will soon open several clinics; <BR/>-Dubai's <B>Lifestyle</B> retail chain to open 100,000 sq ft retail outlet; <BR/>- along Sitapur road, GoI is building a modern, Rs 190 crore <B>R&D lab</B> focusing on pharmacology, toxicology, pharmacokinetics and metabolic studies; <BR/>- around the city, Reliance has opened modern <B>"dhabas"</B> that are modern refreshment hubs for travelers & frequent drivers; <BR/>-Austria's <B>Swarovski</B> is opening an exclusive crystals showroom; <BR/>-China's <B>Mark Pi</B> will open a Rs 50 lakh restaurant<BR/>-<B>Dior Watches </B>will open an outlet soon<BR/>- Lucknow is fast becoming India's premier <B>Biotech City</B>. In April 2005, <B>The American Biotech Research Association</B> decided to set up its India office in the Lucknow Biotech Park. <BR/>- City based <B>Sahara Parivar</B> is a dynamic, global, diversified, fast growing business group. It has interests ranging from banking to airlines to hollywood; <BR/>- The recent explosive growth in India's <B>textiles manufacturing</B> will bring tremendous employment & business opportunities to Lucknow's muslim communitysanjayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14068250323104396280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1127538004811523312005-09-23T22:00:00.000-07:002005-09-23T22:00:00.000-07:00PR,I hope, therefore I am ;-)RegardsPR,<BR/><BR/>I hope, therefore I am ;-)<BR/><BR/>Regardsdoubtinggauravhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10149344536185812623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1127534520876742302005-09-23T21:02:00.000-07:002005-09-23T21:02:00.000-07:00Harini:Your last point is really key.For those who...Harini:<BR/><BR/>Your last point is really key.<BR/><BR/>For those who can get away, there's little left in Lucknow to stay. In turn, as its ablest leave, Lucknow's vicious cycle of degradation finds more energy.<BR/><BR/>Best regards.Primary Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16140741949208891119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1127533551960152372005-09-23T20:45:00.000-07:002005-09-23T20:45:00.000-07:00the saddest part of lucknow, as friends of mine fr...the saddest part of lucknow, as friends of mine from there point out, is the decline in "tehzeeb". Friends from there point out that it is getting to be an unsafe city. eve teasing is on the rise, as is lewd comments against women. And communal harmony is no longer something that can be taken for granted.<BR/>Much of it they blame on migration from adjacent areas - by people who have no concept of Tameez and Tehzeeb. <BR/>Finally, the educated middleclass is busy sending their kinds out of hte city. in the last 6 months atlest 10 people i know have come to mumbai to set up their lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com