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Sanskrit and Hindi class at Canning College, Lucknow
Photograph of a class and teacher seated on carpets in the courtyard of Canning College at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections: India Office Series (Volume 46), taken by an unknown photographer in 1871. Canning College, founded in 1864 and partly supported by the talukdars (local landowners) was the chief educational institution in Lucknow; an important educational centre in India. The founder named the college after his benefactor Lord Canning (Governor-General from 1856-1862) who rewarded him with a taluk (subdivision of a district) fro his loyalyt during the Indian Uprising of 1857. In 1922 it was incorporated into Lucknow University, together with two other colleges.

Courtsey : Humara Lucknow Pustakmala

Arabic-Persian class at Canning College, Lucknow; a photo from 1871

Courtsey : Humara Lucknow Pustakmala

The Picture is from
'The Autocar' Magazine of 17th January 1930.

The Text below the picture is as follows:

" A RELIC OF THE INDIAN MUTINY
The Bailey Guard Gate at the Residency, Lucknow.
The shot marks of the mutineer's artillery are clearly visible.
Photograph by L.B. Spilsbury "

The registration no reads : 2614 LW

Courtsey : Humara Lucknow Pustakmala