Lucknow (ind)

Lucknow

Lucknow ranks 1,444th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Saint-Brieuc, León, Spain, and Forest Gate. Memorable people born in Lucknow include Cliff Richard, Amrit Kaur, and Naushad. Memorable people who died in Lucknow include Sarojini Naidu, Mir Taqi Mir, and Asaf-ud-Daula. Lucknow has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Lucknow is located in India.

Lucknow is a metropolis and the second largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh where it serves as the capital and the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division. The city had a population of 2.8 million according to the 2011 census making it the eleventh most populous city and the twelfth-most populous urban agglomeration of India. It is an important centre of education, commerce, aerospace, finance, pharmaceuticals, information technology, design, culture, tourism, music, and poetry. Lucknow, along with Agra and Varanasi, forms the backbone of the Uttar Pradesh Heritage Arc. Read more on Wikipedia