LE PRESSNEWAL KISHORE PRESS · ESTD. 1858
AN EXTRAORDINARY ADDRESS · HAZRATGANJ
29 Naval Kishore Road, Hazratganj, Lucknow. The new avatar of Newal Kishore Press. Discover Lucknow’s printing legacy, explore the virtual museum, and visit twenty-four distinctive brands in a living garden campus.
Around the courtyard
LE PRESS · DISCOVER FROM ANYWHERE
Start with the museum, a phone encounter, the digital campus or a film. Online exploration is free; immersive AR and VR depend on your device.
Explore 28 departments, printing machines, narrated stories and original books.
Explore the museum ↗
Discover six heritage encounters. Try AR on a supported phone or explore in 3D.
Choose an AR encounter ↗
Explore the campus on screen, or enter immersive VR with a compatible headset.
Explore the VR campus ↗
Meet the founder, discover the Green Story and see Lucknow come together.
Watch the films ↗WHAT’S ON · YOUR NEXT LE PRESS OUTING
Revisit Dazzle & Diyas, then join us for literature and conversation at Metaphor Lucknow Litfest.
12 noon–midnight · Le Press, Hazratganj
Thank you for making it sparkle.
A successful festive gathering, remembered through the makers, performers and visitors who shared the day with us.
Campaign artwork from the official announcement.
14th edition · Le Press, Lucknow
A city of stories. A meeting of minds.
Make room for literature, ideas and conversation in a place with a printing legacy. Follow the organisers for the programme, timings and entry arrangements.
Campaign artwork from the official announcement.
NOVEMBER AT LE PRESS · अदब, किताबें और मुलाक़ातें
Welcome to a month of books, coffee and conversations. Celebrate Munshi Newal Kishore Bhargava’s publishing legacy, discover our new Awadh Akbar, and make a date with Metaphor.
Metaphor Lucknow Litfest · 28–29 November 2026
OUR NOVEMBER TRIBUTE · A LEGACY SINCE 1858
This month, we celebrate Munshi ji through the work that endures: books across languages, literature and sacred traditions, and a printing house that helped ideas travel beyond the room in which they began.
Begin with his story. Step into the interpretive virtual Press. Then visit the courtyards where a new generation comes together. At Le Press, remembering is an invitation to discover.
Explore the publishing history and sources ↗ · Digital scenes are interpretive reconstructions.
29, Naval Kishore Road, Lucknow.
Directions to the entrance ↗Paid on-site parking. Contact us for charges and step-free arrangements.
Plan a comfortable visit ↗Opening hours vary by venue. Contact your chosen restaurant or store before travelling.
Visitor information ↗NATIONAL NAMES · INDEPENDENT VOICES
From contemporary Indian design to Banaras handloom and fine dining. Explore the stores, cafés and restaurants at Le Press.
Bagh India
Café Hons
CIBO
Cinderella Shoes
Criollo Café by Craft Coffee
India Circus by Krsnaa Mehta
Kaushyam
Kilol
Maison Mahogany
Marie Claire Paris Salon & Wellness
Ministry of Good Souls
MN Design Co. by Garima Agarwal
Mulmul
Musara by Sadhvi Suri
Nandini Agarwal Chikankari
NASO Profumi
Nicobar
Shawlkaari
Skyy Living
South of Indus
The Comma
Third Wave Coffee
Tribe Amrapali
VMDS by Vishal MehraA LIVING PRESS · YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Choose an afternoon shaped around you. The stories, gardens and collections are here to explore at your own pace.
A little conversation, a shaded wander, a reason to linger. Plan your hour ↗
Discover your favourites across all 24 partners, then find a table. Plan your afternoon ↗
Meet the Press story, look closer at the murals and carry a page home. Explore the heritage ↗
ESTABLISHED 1858 · THE NEWAL KISHORE PRESS LEGACY
Le Press carries forward the memory of Munshi Newal Kishore and the publishing house that helped preserve literature, circulate knowledge and bring languages and communities into conversation. Its history is the starting point for everything we create here.
In 1858, Munshi Newal Kishore established a publishing house in Lucknow whose legacy reaches across languages, literature and generations. Meet the founder behind this enduring chapter in India’s print culture.
Read his life & legacy ↗A printing press can be a meeting place for ideas. Newal Kishore Press brought literature, learning and the newspaper into a shared world of readers, helping preserve texts while opening them to new audiences.
Explore its multilingual publishing and the Awadh Akhbar newspaper, then follow the literary voices and classical stories that connect the printed page with performance and the screen.
Inside the archiveDiscover original scanned volumes and the craft of printing in our virtual museum.
Explore the historical context ↗The pleasure of an unhurried read returns in our English–Hindi journal. Awadh Akbar brings together the founder’s story, classical tales, historical context and the continuing life of Le Press.
Read publication timelines and a Fasana-e-Azad-inspired comic, or spend time with stories drawn from the Press’s literary world. Historical sources and contemporary interpretations are identified within the issue.
Your reading roomBrowse the issue online or download the PDF to read at your own pace.
Read the issue or download the PDF ↗The story continues in the courtyards. Historic architecture, international artists’ murals and bougainvillea-lined paths bring a sense of discovery to an everyday visit.
Meet Indian craft through chikankari, Banaras textiles and block printing; explore local makers and community gatherings alongside places to shop, eat and linger.
Step into the storyExplore the Newal Kishore Press Virtual Museum and discover how the printing legacy lives on at Le Press.
Enter the virtual museum ↗A PLACE FOR MANY CULTURES
The Newal Kishore Press began in 1858. Today its spirit of exchange lives on through craft, public art, independent businesses and conversation.
THE COMPLETE LE PRESS STORY
THE PLEASURE OF DISCOVERY
Art on the walls. Flowers overhead. Something worth finding around the next corner.
SLOW DOWN. LOOK AROUND.
FROM THE PRESS · A MOMENT TO READ
An editorial reflection · 1 minute
A printing press gives a story more than ink and paper. It gives that story another reader. At Le Press, the legacy of Munshi Newal Kishore invites us to think about this quiet exchange: an author writes, a printer makes copies, and a stranger opens a book. What began as one person’s thought becomes part of a larger conversation. Our contemporary courtyard offers another setting for that exchange. A conversation over coffee, an encounter with a craftsperson, or a page of Awadh Akbar can all be a beginning. The question is simple: what will you discover, and who will you share it with?
Read Munshi Newal Kishore’s life & legacy ↗IN THE HEART OF HAZRATGANJ
29, Naval Kishore Road, Hazratganj, Lucknow.
LE PRESS · THE GREEN STORYOld soul. Greener future.Watch the film ↗THE LE PRESS GREEN STORY
Watch the five-minute film on adaptive reuse, living heritage, shade, water and our digital climate study.
Watch the Green Story ↗LE PRESS CIRCLE · A PLACE TO BELONG
Make Le Press part of your everyday. Create your profile, tell us what you love, and choose whether to hear about new stories, gatherings and discoveries.
YOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE
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How we use your information ↗YOUR LE PRESS CIRCLE
CULTURE & COMMUNITY
A stage for music, theatre and Lucknow Talks. A space for flea markets, artisans and exhibitions.
Weekend sessions: 11 am–2 pm or 5 pm–8 pm IST. Catering, PA system, lighting and seating offered by arrangement.
Host at Rangmanch ↗YOUR LE PRESS VISITOR DESK
Find answers about dining, the museum, AR and events, or send an enquiry to our team.
Open visitor help ↗THE OFFICIAL LE PRESS INSTAGRAM
Reels from our cafés, celebrations, new discoveries and the people who bring Le Press to life. Follow our official account for the next reason to visit.
Sharing your visit? Tag @lepress_lucknow so our team can discover your story.
DAZZLE & DIYAS · 25 OCTOBER 2026 · EVENT RECAP
Thank you for making Dazzle & Diyas a success. To the makers, performers, visitors and friends who came together at Le Press: this celebration belongs to you.
Revisit the festival through the people who were part of it — independent brands, creative discoveries and music in our heritage setting.
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FROM @healing__harvest
Healing Harvest reflects on meeting visitors and taking part in the Dazzle & Diyas exhibition.
Watch the original by Healing Harvest ↗FROM @mahikdesigns
Mahik Designs shares its experience of visitors connecting with its jewellery and art at the pre-Diwali festival.
Watch the original by Mahik Designs ↗FROM @viya_luxe
Viya Luxe thanks Le Press and the visitors who stopped by, explored its collection and supported the brand.
Watch the original by Viya Luxe ↗THE LE PRESS SCREENING ROOM
Meet the visionary behind the Press. Discover a living heritage campus. See a community come together.
All films, full transcripts & shareable links ↗MOMENTS FROM THE CAMPUS
LE PRESS · ON FILM
A glimpse of the launch invitation and the signature store, where the story of Banaras weaving finds a home in Lucknow.
Discover the store ↗LE PRESS · ON FILM
Walk through the illuminated courtyards and take in the campus’s Diwali atmosphere.
Plan your evening ↗LE PRESS SOCIAL CLUB
Films, new collections and moments worth coming for.
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Make a day of it · Plan your visit ↗
Café Hons
The Comma
CIBO
Criollo Café
Third Wave Coffee
Mulmul
Shawlkaari
