Find your frame.
Pitch a campus story. Selected projects receive filming coordination, suggested locations and access to our source-led museum brief. Share your original post and tag @lepress_lucknow for editorial consideration.
LE PRESS CREATOR CIRCLE · CFCPD DIGITAL PILLAR
Your lens.
Lucknow’s stories.
A place to create. A circle to collaborate.
A stage for what comes next.
NOVEMBER 2026 · THE MUNSHIJI STORY PROJECT
Before the reel,
there was the printed word.
This November, help a new generation discover Munshi Newal Kishore Bhargava—the publisher whose press became an extraordinary meeting place for books, languages and ideas.
We invite Lucknow’s storytellers, filmmakers, photographers, artists and performers to create original tributes ahead of Metaphor Lucknow Litfest. Follow a printed page into the virtual museum. Tell a story in the verandah. Ask what preserving this place means for the city today.
This is a Le Press creator initiative. Festival accreditation, programme participation and stage appearances are confirmed separately; submitting an idea does not reserve a festival slot.
AN OPEN INVITATION · EVERY VOICE COUNTS
One reel.
A tribute that travels.
Honour Munshi Newal Kishore ji. Celebrate Lucknow’s pride. Bring India closer through knowledge.
In the aftermath of the upheaval of 1857, Lucknow began a difficult new chapter. Founded here in 1858, Newal Kishore Press helped books and ideas travel across languages and communities. We celebrate that publishing legacy as a source of dignity, hope and pride for our city.
Whether you are a student, reader, resident or content creator, tell us what Munshiji’s legacy means to you. Let your tribute imagine an India united by education, curiosity and respect for one another.
- Create a 45–90 second reel. Introduce Munshiji, explore a book or printing craft, or share a personal reflection on how knowledge connects us.
- Discover before you create. Visit the virtual museum and use its credited sources. Keep historical facts distinct from your own interpretation.
- Post and share your tribute. Tag @lepress_lucknow and add #MunshijiLivesOn #LePressStories.
Have a bigger idea? Request filming support or a curated collaboration ↗
No minimum follower count. Selected tributes may be considered for Le Press’s channels, with your permission. Please use your own or appropriately licensed media; participation does not guarantee a feature or festival appearance.
CREATE HERE · COLLABORATE HERE · TAKE THE STAGE
Bring your voice.
We’ll help shape the opportunity.
Meet your collaborators.
We help match selected ideas with willing café, fashion, craft and lifestyle partners. Tastings, product loans, fees and other support are agreed individually before production.
Let the story take the stage.
Propose a reading, performance, workshop or live conversation. Request a weekend session: 11 am–2 pm or 5 pm–8 pm IST. Catering, PA, lighting and seating can be discussed with the team.
Explore Rangmanch ↗Selection depends on the idea, practical arrangements and availability—not a minimum follower count. Space, equipment, partner benefits and publication are not automatically included or guaranteed.
ONE LEGACY · MANY WAYS TO TELL IT
Choose your story.
Meet Munshiji.
Introduce the publisher behind the name. Pronounce it “Nawal Kishor”. Connect the portrait with the human ambition to share knowledge.
Enter the museum ↗From stone to page.
Explore calligraphy, lithography, typesetting and binding. Show which technique your chosen exhibit represents; identify digital reconstructions clearly.
Explore the exhibits ↗A living printing legacy.
Connect books and languages with the Le Press of today: architecture, gatherings and the people keeping this address alive.
Discover adaptive reuse ↗Open the creator’s historical brief
The Press was established in Lucknow in 1858. Research documents its publishing in Urdu, Hindi, Sanskrit, Persian and Arabic, and its role as a gathering place for scholars and writers.
Build your story around a specific, cited book or exhibit. Do not present reconstructed scenes as archival footage, invent quotations or assert an unverified world ranking. Religious and literary traditions deserve thoughtful, accurate treatment.
Read Kyoto University research on printing and publishing and Ulrike Stark’s research on print culture. Follow the museum’s individual source credits for imagery and publications.
Suggested format: a 45–90 second original reel, an optional story linking to the museum, and a caption explaining what you discovered. These are creative prompts; final deliverables are agreed with each selected creator.
OPEN CALL · EMERGING & ESTABLISHED VOICES
What would
you create?
Tell us your idea, the support you need and when you would like to visit. You keep ownership of your work. Reposts, screenings and advertising permissions are agreed separately.
Official Creator Circle desk
lucknowlepress@gmail.com
+91 98101 24469
Tag @lepress_lucknow and use #LePressStories and #MunshijiLivesOn.
For organised shoots, arrange access first. Respect visitors’ privacy, keep passages clear and use only media you have permission to publish. Disclose agreed commercial or gifted support in your content.