the lucknow chapter of the indian national trust for art and cultural heritage intach recently organized an event titled shahereyaar which was dedicated to the rich tales of lucknow and the contributions of its residents in creating a unique cultural identityrupali chandra narrating storiesrupali chandra narrating storiesl anjali railliaram r afzal shahl anjali railliaram r afzal shahl anuj varshneya r dr anita bhatnagar jain l anuj varshneya r dr anita bhatnagar jain the event was inaugurated by dr anita bhatnagar jain who also addressed the crowd with a speech rupali chandra in her storytelling session lucknow ki kushboo commenced with her distinctive style of narration enthralling the audience with two captivating stories rupali enacted each character in a different voice the characters were executed with a such subtle yet swift finesse that her narrative prowess left the audience amazedl jyoti sinha r nawab masood abdullah l jyoti sinha r nawab masood abdullahl krishna kumar and rita agarwal r shobha bajpail krishna kumar and rita agarwal r shobha bajpail upma chaturvedi r vipul b varshneya l upma chaturvedi r vipul b varshneya later a panel discussion kitaab aur kitaabiyaat with panellists chandrashekhar verma vipul b varshney dr shobha bajpai and roshan taqui took place on how the cultural identity of lucknow is reflected in each piece of literature that is produced by writers from the city they also raised an important question regarding the transmission of the worldrenowned tehzeeb to the younger generation of lucknow and how it is the duty of authors to produce such literature that educates the new generation about our culture manas mishra