LUCKNOW DIARIES BY PARTHA SARTHI SEN SHARMA (GRADE - B)

A heartwarming contemporary novel by Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma that follows the lives of three childhood friends—Dinesh, Feroze, and Rahul—as they grow up together in the vibrant city of Lucknow. From carefree days of cricket and cycling through the city's famous lanes to the challenges of adulthood, their lives take different paths shaped by ambition, politics, journalism, bureaucracy, friendship, and love. Set against the backdrop of modern Lucknow, the novel beautifully captures the city's culture and changing social landscape while exploring themes of friendship, romance, ethics, dreams, and personal growth. As the three friends confront life's realities, they must decide whether their ideals and relationships can withstand the pressures of ambition and circumstance.