LU Chronicles
Press Release Protest Held in Lucknow Against Transgender Amendment Bill; Memorandum Submitted to President Lucknow, March 29, 2026 A protest was held in Lucknow on Sunday against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026. Participants, including members of the queer community and other citizens, marched from Begum Hazrat […]
Lucknow | 11th March, 2026. Citizens, students, and representatives of several social organisations gathered today at Parivartan Chowk in Lucknow to hold a protest and call for what they described as a fair, transparent, and impartial investigation into the death of 13-year-old Unaiz Khan. Among those present at the protest […]
A coalition of student, youth, women, workers and civil society organisations- including AISA, AIPWA, AICCTU, BAPSA, BSM, CPI(ML) Liberation, Jan Sanskriti Manch, RYA, Rihai Manch, Socialist Party and Nationalist Youth Party- organised a protest march today from Parivartan Chowk to the District Magistrate’s office. According to organisers, the march was […]
Two young men died in two separate cities after falling into two unmarked open pits, leading to two funerals that should not have happened. The 27-year-old IT professional and the 25-year-old biker both died after falling into unmarked excavation sites. These deaths were not caused by chance or unforeseen circumstances. […]
Notices- who doesn’t love them? Sometimes you’ll be in your own world and a notice pulls you right back into reality with its iron grip. In a big university like LU, one might only find out about something or certain happenings through notices. They’re indispensable when it comes to keeping […]
The skyline of Lucknow is dotted by many historical sites – the ornate gates of Rumi Darwaza, the impressive Imambaras, and the winding Gomti River. However, on the northern bank of the river lies a building that has shaped generations upon generations’ educational journey and needs: the University of Lucknow, […]
“Yeh Lucknow University ka campus hai janaab, yahan baat abhi bhi adab se ki jaati hai.” Lucknow ,famous for its tehzeeb in every sense of the word. Whether it is the gentle insistence of “pehle aap” or the warmth of its khatirdari, the city carries a reputation for politeness that […]
People often say universities shape democracy. At first, that sounds like something written in a brochure. But if you look closely at everyday life in a university, the idea starts making sense not in a grand way, but in small, ordinary moments. Lucknow University is not perfect. It is […]
LUCKNOW University – For every student who secures admission to the University of Lucknow, the dream is painted in the crimson hue of its century-old bricks and the bustling, intellectual chaos of the Main Campus. It is a dream of walking through the majestic arches of Canning College and feeling […]
By the age of sixteen, every girl weaves a dream for herself — “I’m going to get out of here.” Why, it doesn’t matter. Perhaps the bloody contraption nestled beneath her ribcage wants to pump blood that aches for foreign air. Perhaps she no longer wishes to be constrained by […]
“No one likes a mad woman – you made her like that” The above statement is extracted from the lyric of the song ‘Mad Woman’ written by Taylor Swift. By saying “You made her like that,” Swift is pointing the finger back at the system. She is saying: My ‘messiness’ […]
A few days ago, I was in conversation with a friend. We were speaking casually, laughing about nothing in particular, when, without thinking- I addressed her as ‘Aap’ while responding to something she said. A habit I have suffered since childhood. Her reaction was immediate, almost theatrical. She looked at […]
Walking into the Divya Kala Mela at Lucknow University, I did not expect the campus to feel so alive. The fair was full of colours, crafts, skills and dignity in neat little rows of stalls, each one telling its own story. The first thing that struck me was the warmth. […]
Dear reader, It has been a while since we caught up. And because I’ve promised myself to stop oversharing, I’ll simply say this: I was busy, and writing had to wait. Now, as I nurse my way out of a stubborn writer’s block, I thought I’d share a story from […]
In Lucknow, the sounds that mark a life are ordinary: the cycle bell at dawn, the sputtering of an auto in traffic that refuses to move, the azaan threading through loudspeakers at dusk. For me, the one sound missing for about two decades of being born and raised in this […]