Kakori

Kakori is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lucknow district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated 14 km north of Lucknow. More widely known for its kebabs, Zardozi work and Dasheri mangoes, Kakori is also the centre of once flourishing Urdu poetry, literature and the Qadiriya Qalandari Sufi order. This city came into light of the world history after 9 August 1925 when Indian revolutionaries forcefully snatched the government's treasury from a train. The incident is called as Kakori train robbery or the Kakori conspiracy case of British period.Hindu and Muslim live happy in this town Such family was mainly Hindu caste such as Kayastha and in Muslim Alavi and Abbasi families. Many old temples and historical monuments belong to their families
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