Nawab’s elephant & Bakshi-ka-Talab

Bakshi-ka-Talab near Lucknow has an interesting story. Nawab Nasir-ud-din Haidar tasked Bakshi Tripur Chand with buying an elephant. Bakshi disappeared for a long time. Rumors spread about his intentions. He returned and showed the Nawab a pond. Bakshi used the money to create the pond for the people. The Nawab rewarded him. The pond became known as Bakshi Ka Talab.

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