Roshan Taqui
Roshan Taqui is an Indian historian specialising on Lucknow and its culture. Personal life. Roshan Taqui was born in 1958 at Lucknow. He is an alumnus of AMU and Ph.D from Lucknow University on ‘Lucknow Monuments – Preservation, Conservation Solutions’. Taqui's great-grandfather and great grand-uncle were killed in Lucknow during the 1857 uprising. Professional life. Taqui has written numerous books and published more than 140 research papers on history and cultural heritage of Avadh in English, Hindi and Urdu. His book "Lucknow Ki Bhand Parampara" ("The Traditions of the clown of Lucknow") is the only  book on the subject. He has also written two books on contribution of rulers of Avadh to Indian music and dance viz., "Bani" and "Chanchal". He has also written and directed three short films on adult education and prohibition and directed 14 plays. Roshan Taqui is member secretary of HARCA (the Historical & Archaeological Research and Conservation Agency), which is looking after conservation and restoration of heritage buildings at Lucknow.