symposium participants

• THE PROBLEM
  a short statement of the issues involved

• A STUDY OF A DYING CULTURE
  Rudrangshu Mukherjee, historian; Editor, Editorial Pages, 'The Telegraph', Kolkata

• THE MONUMENTS, THE MAKERS, THE REAL CITY
  Rosie Llewellyn-Jones, historian and author, London

• BEHIND THE PURDAH
  Vijay Khan,  involved with women workers in the restoration of traditional Awadhi craft, Mahmudabad

• NAWABS AND KEBABS
  Holly Shaffer, Fulbright Scholar to India 2005-6; presently writing a book on the cuisine of Lucknow, Berkeley, CA

• HANDCRAFTING A CULTURE
  Laila Tyabji, Founder Member and Chairperson, Dastkar Society for Crafts and Craftspeople, Delhi

• AFTERNOONS IN THE KOTHAS OF LUCKNOW
  Veena Talwar Oldenburg, Professor of History, Baruch College and the Graduate Centre, City University of New York

• A MESH OF MEMORIES
  Nasima Aziz, poet, playwright, writer and cookery editor, Delhi

• A BINDING LEGACY
  Mohammad Amir Ahmad Khan, student of history, Mahmudabad

• SHAHR E NIGAARAN
  Muzaffar Ali, film-maker, designer and artist, Delhi

• MY LUCKNOW
  Saleem Kidwai, historian and writer, Lucknow

• DESTINED FOR MEDIOCRITY
  Yusuf Ansari, author and political activist, Lucknow

• BOOKS
  Reviewed by Wagish Shukla, Ajay K. Mehra and Kuldeep Kumar

• COMMENT
  Received from Sanghamitra Padhy, doctoral candidate in political science, University of Southern California

• GLOBALIZATION, DEMOCRACY, AND DIALOGUE OF CULTURES
  Wasudha Bhatt, doctoral candidate, in conversation with Ramin Jahanbegloo, philosopher, CSDS, Delhi

• COMMUNICATION
  Received from Fali S. Nariman and Vijayalakshmi Balakrishnan

• IN MEMORIAM
  Ramachandra Gandhi 1937-2007

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