Lucknow — I was pleasantly surprised

“How did Lucknow get its name Dad?” asked my 13-yr old on our flight from New Delhi to Lucknow. “I actually don’t know; can you please research it and let me know as well,” was my casual response. “So, the original name of the city was Lakshmanapuri or Lakhanpur or Lachhmanpur, all named after Lakshman of the famous Ram-Lakshman brothers from Ramayana,” announced my son, after exploring it on the internet. It makes sense, I thought to myself, quite interested now. “The name ultimately changed to Lakhnau around the time the British arrived. The Britishers were having a hard time pronouncing…