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Awadh Akbar.
The Le Press monthly.

अवध अख़बार · Stories, heritage and the life of a city. Read online, take a copy with you, and stay connected with our community.

October 2026 Awadh Akbar cover with an ornate Lucknow masthead inspired by the 1875 Oudh Akhbar

VOLUME 01 · ISSUE 01 · OCTOBER 2026

Old pages.
New conversations.

पुराने पन्ने। नई बातचीत।

Meet the man behind the Press. Read a complete story, revisit a report from the old newspaper, and share a little laughter with Khoji.

Awadh Akbar is Le Press’s new English–Hindi monthly journal, inspired by the literary legacy of Newal Kishore Press and its historic newspaper.

12 pagesEnglish + हिंदीFree to read

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Begin with Munshi Newal Kishore ji’s life →

TAKE YOUR TIME WITH IT

Inside this issue.

Munshi Newal Kishore ji

मुंशी नवल किशोर जी: जीवन और उपलब्धियाँ

His life, accomplishments and a publishing timeline.

From the Press’s shelves

प्रेस की किताबों से

Ghalib, Premchand and a shared world of books.

Complete stories to linger over

खोजी की पूरी कहानियाँ

Khoji’s night at the sarai and the costly promise of gold.

Premchand: Rashtra ka Sevak

प्रेमचंद: राष्ट्र का सेवक

A short story, in Hindi with a new English translation.

News from another century

पुराने अवध अख़बार की ख़बरें

Dated reports and reading notes from Oudh Akhbar’s past.

Khoji’s conditions

खोजी की शर्तें: चित्रकथा

A six-panel comic after Fasana-e-Azad.

A JOURNAL BELONGS TO ITS READERS

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