Lucknow, the city of long glorious past confluencing a multicultural tradition ruled by the artistic nawabs for centuries patronizing art, culture, education, literature and music. The capital city of Uttar Pradesh situated on the bank of Gomti River, is a modern, bustling and fast growing metropolis with a population of above 4 million and rapidly emerging as a manufacturing, commercial and retailing hub. Located in the historic Awadh region, Lucknow has always been known as a multicultural city, and flourished as a cultural and artistic capital of North India in the 18th and 19th centuries. Lucknow, known by many names viz., The City of Nawabs, Golden City of the East, Shiraz-iHind and The Constantinople of India and famous for courtly manners, beautiful gardens, poetry, music and fine cuisine.  View less