page_title: Awadh Punch
hierarchical_section_title: Awadh Punch
caption_attribution_description: English: cover page of 'Avadh Punch', an Urdu satirical weekly published from Lucknow, India, 1878.
context_page_description: The Awadh Punch was an Urdu satirical weekly published from Lucknow, India from 1877 to 1936, founded and edited by Munshi Sajjad Husain. It was modeled on Punch, a London-based weekly magazine from which it also derived its name. Some of its notable contributors were Ratan Nath Dhar Sarshar and Akbar Allahabadi. The paper was one of the first to publish political satire, especially protesting British rule, in India.
context_section_description: The Awadh Punch (or Oudh Punch) was an Urdu satirical weekly published from Lucknow, India from 1877 to 1936, founded and edited by Munshi Sajjad Husain. It was modeled on Punch, a London-based weekly magazine from which it also derived its name. Some of its notable contributors were Ratan Nath Dhar Sarshar and Akbar Allahabadi. The paper was one of the first to publish political satire, especially protesting British rule, in India.
caption: Cover page, 1878
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