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Training Programme on “PALYNOLOGY IN FOSSIL FUEL EXPLORATION” [ September 10-17, 2012 ] Time has taken its toll and things have changed, for sure, to some extent. The once famous sweet Awadhi, immortalized by Goswami Tulsi Das, is gradually giving way to what may be best termed Hinglish- an effect of the dominating outsiders influx, natural to a capital. The Old-timers bemoan the loss of the old relaxed life style. Few can relate to the 'Do Baanke' of Bhagvati Charan Verma now, or to the 'Shatranj ke Khilari’ to whom loss of the king on their chessboard meant much more than the fall of king in the real life ! Things have changed indeed. You don't commonly see anymore those one-horse-carriages, ekkahs, on roads though there are some still around in the old city. If you go to see the architectural wonder Imambara, which houses the famous Bhool-Bhullaiah and a huge pillar-less hall, you are very likely to encounter some ekkah-walah ready to take you around. The city is dotted with numerous shopping arcades, including several multiplexes, all over the city. But you could still see those weekly haats in many places in the old as well as the new city. In addition to a Museum, and a Zoo, Lucknow has a crocodile-breeding farm (Kukrail), a planetarium, a Regional Science City and also several sport stadiums, one of which is named after the famous Olympian Hockey captain KD Singh Babu and another one after Guru Govind Singh. There are several auditoriums, including the Scientific Convention Center, Sangit Natak Akademi, Lalit Kala Kendra and Lal Baradari that keep the cultural and intellectual pulse beating. But the post-independence change is most visible in the form of range and number of the scientific institutions built up over the past 60 years and of educational centers which have carved niche for themselves internationally. Lucknow boasts of 90 year old Lucknow University, Gautam Buddha Technical University, BR Ambedakar University (Central) and nearly a century old KG Medical University (now known as CSMMU). In addition, there are 2 deemed universities including one for Music, named after the legendary musicologist Bhatkhande. Add to these the Yunani and Ayurvedic Colleges and a number of private technical (engineering, medical, catering and management), universities and colleges, and lucknow emerges as an education center of great repute even before we mention the prestigious IIM-Lucknow. Lucknow truly takes the cake when it comes to counting the purely R & D institutions. In addition to BSIP (DST), it has four CSIR institutions of world repute including Central Drug Research Institute (established in 1951), which is housed in the historical picturesque Chhatter manzil on the banks of Gomti. Close to it is another CSIR institution Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (1965). The National Botanical Research Institute (under CSIR since 1953), for long known as Botanical Garden, is a leading institution for plant science research. Central Institute for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, founded in 1959, is another jewel in city's crown. The Sanjay Gandhi PG Institute for Medical Sciences is an advanced center for medical care and research. The Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research, Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Research and National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property are important research institutions of Lucknow. There are 52
Training Programme on “PALYNOLOGY IN FOSSIL FUEL EXPLORATION” [ September 10-17, 2012 ] research institutions of the Public Works Department, Railways and Northern region office of the Geological Survey of India and DST's Regional Sophisticated Instrumentation Center Housed in CDRI. Lucknow has a Meteorological Center too. Lucknow is also a strong center of science communication and popularization. Lucknow has FM broadcast in addition to the MW and SW from Prasar Bharti. Apart from Doordarshan, there are many channel representatives (some with studios) here. AIR and DD have their training centers also. In addition to many small newspapers, Lucknow has a number of daily national newspapers like Danik Hindustan, Danik Jagran, Hindustan Times, Jansatta, Rashtriya Sahara, Swantra Bharat, the Indian Express, The Pioneer and The Times of India. Lucknow is truly a unique mix of the traditional and the modern. The Malls and the temples are found equally crowded. On Tuesday evenings few'd pass a Hanuman temple without paying their respect, bowing head or folding hands, even if it means taking hands off the handle of the moving two-wheeler! On Shivratri, the Mankameshwar temple is overcrowded. The grand church at Hazratganj, an impressive mosque near Imambara and many Gurudrawaras and several Jain temples, etc. present the traditional face of the city. The nearby Deva Sharif mela also draws many, irrespective of religion. Goodbye to times when people used to bury drinks under sand on the banks of Gomti for cooling, welcome refrigerators! But you'd still find thandaii (a drink made of milk, dry fruits, black pepper and sometimes post/bhang and some special ingredients) instead of cold drinks in many fridges! So that's lucknow for you. Do see that Lucknow too, welcome. But must SMILE because you are in Lucknow. We are sure you'd agree with the poet who wrote "Lucknow ham pe fida, ham fidaye Lucknow" i.e. Lucknow is in love with us and we with Lucknow. We wish you LUCK NOW! C M Nautiyal BSIP, Lucknow 53
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