Lucknow

IAS officer Indrajeet Singh transformed Lucknow’s waste management, turning toxic legacy dumps into a net-zero waste city. With reforms, citizen participation, and waste-to-wealth projects, Lucknow rose from 44th to 3rd in Swachh Survekshan rankings.

Scientist Kamini Singh turned her research into grassroots action by helping over 1,000 farmers in Uttar Pradesh earn up to 4 times more through sustainable moringa farming and value-added products.

What does it mean to truly know a city? For 28-year-old Taqi Abbas, born into Lucknow’s storied Nawabi heritage, it meant unearthing the forgotten corners of his hometown. From documenting artisans like Battu Bhai to stepping inside the Clock Tower, Lucknow Uncovered is more than a page. It’s a love letter to a city that still whispers its past, if you know where to listen.

From 200-year-old kebabs to edible chaats, here’s why Lucknow is a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. A flavour-packed journey.

Step into India’s hidden world of repair and reinvention — where cobblers, tailors, mechanics, and everyday innovators quietly power a sustainable way of life. This photo story is a visual tribute to the spirit of jugaad, capturing the beauty of fixing, mending, and making do in a throwaway world.

Lucknow's Anushka Jaiswal found her passion in farming. She grows exotic vegetables like red and yellow bell peppers, kale, bokchoy, lettuce and more in her six-acre polyhouse.

Anushka Jaiswal, an economics graduate from Lucknow found her passion in farming. The 28-year-old grows exotic vegetables like red and yellow bell peppers, kale, bokchoy, lettuce and more.

The Kind Hour Foundation, led by artist and animal welfare champion Mouli Mehrotra, is using the power of art and education to change the lives of street animals. Through creative street murals, community outreach, and educational workshops, the foundation is teaching empathy and responsibility towards animals, particularly to children.

Anushka Jaiswal, an economics graduate from Lucknow found her passion in farming. The 28-year-old grows exotic vegetables like red and yellow bell peppers, kale, bokchoy, lettuce and more in her six-acre polyhouse.

After facing bankruptcy and homelessness in the US, Ranveer Brar returned to India, rising to fame as a renowned chef and TV personality. From cooking in Lucknow’s streets to judging on MasterChef India and acting alongside Kareena Kapoor in The Buckingham Murders, his journey is one of remarkable transformation.