WAJID ALI SHAH : (Record no. 760361)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 02013nam a22001937a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9789357316088 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Edition number | 23 |
| Classification number | 954.2 |
| Item number | MEE/W |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | MEERZA,KAUKUB QUDER SAJJAD ALI |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | WAJID ALI SHAH : |
| Sub Title | A CULTURAL AND LITERARY LEGACY / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | BY KAUKUB QUDER SAJJAD ALI MEERZA |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | INDIA : |
| Name of publisher | HACHETTE INDIA , |
| Year of publication | 2026. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 629p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Wajid Ali Shah, the erstwhile ruler of Awadh, is embedded in popular imagination as the ill-fated king who lost his throne to the British and sought solace in music and dance. This obtuse narrative barely scratches the surface of a figure whose extraordinary creative legacy has been overshadowed by colonial caricatures and historical neglect.<br/><br/>In this remarkable and deeply researched work, scholar Dr Kaukub Quder Sajjad Ali Meerza brings to light the vast and often misunderstood cultural and literary contributions of Wajid Ali Shah. Drawing from rare manuscripts, forgotten letters and overlooked compositions, the book reconstructs the multifaceted life of a ruler who was not only a patron of the arts but a prolific poet, dramatist, musicologist and innovator in architecture, fashion and performance. Dr Meerza's work is not only a biography, but a cultural history of nineteenth-century Lucknow and a reclamation of a voice nearly lost to time. From the lyrical grandeur of Sabatul Quloob to the theatrical innovations of the 'Shahi Rahas', Wajid Ali Shah's oeuvre is examined with deep intellectual labour and a marked sensitivity.<br/><br/>A definitive portrait of an artist-king whose genius was dismissed as eccentricity, this book challenges the myths of incompetence and decadence, and restores Wajid Ali Shah to his rightful place in the pantheon of India's cultural visionaries.<br/><br/> |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | IN ENGLISH |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | BIOGRAPHY OF NAWAB OF AWADH |
| -- | CULTURAL HISTORY |
| -- | ARTS AND LITERATURE |
| -- | SCHOLARLY RESEARCH |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | TALAT FATIMA ,tr. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home Library | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Dept. of Arabic | Dept. of Arabic | General Stacks | 04/06/2026 | 1299.00 | 954.2 MEE/W | ARA11665 | 04/06/2026 | Book |