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In 1875/76, Digbijeh Singh (Poss. a talukqdaar) had presented 2 baby elephants with mahouts to the visiting Prince of Wales (l8r King Edward VII) in Lucknow @RCT
These + numerous other mammals & bird species were presented to @zsllondonzoo leading to a 1/3rd rise in visitors nos https://t.co/S2hjBNuW84
#EidMubarak
Reminded of #MunshiPremchand's short story Eidgah today. Brilliantly evocative, powerful & even more relevant today. Eidgah appeared in Urdu in 'Chand' mag. in 1933 & has parallels with O Henry's 'The gift of the Magi'.
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