Wajid Ali Shah makes reappearance in Kolkata through this artist’s works
The HinduWajid Ali Shah, the last king of Awadh, spent the latter half of his life in exile in Kolkata, but the city mostly remembers him today because of the potato in the local biryani, believed to be his contribution to its gastronomic landscape. Every aspect of Wajid Ali Shah’s life is incredibly interesting and intrinsically tied in the formation of a city within a city,” he said. Since 2018, Mr. Roy apart from showcasing his artworks, has conducted several lectures, heritage walks related to Wajid Ali Shah. I also presented my work on Wajid Ali Shah at Salempur House in Lucknow last year, sharing the panel with Dr. Roshan Taqui, a scholar on the subject,” he said. It’s about the people who migrated with Wajid Ali Shah and their descendants in the current context,” Mr. Roy said, adding, “Wajid Ali Shah spent two halves of his life almost symmetrically between Lucknow and Kolkata.
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