Rifa-e-Aam Club

The Rifa-e-Aam Club (Urdu: رفاہِ عام کلب, Hindi: रिफ़ा-ए-आम क्लब) is a historic building in Lucknow, India.

[1][2] The building was constructed around 1860 by the Nawab of Awadh, who intended it to be a centre of the royalty's literary life in the region.

[6] It was one of the centres of Indian nationalism and other intellectual activity, frequented by individuals such as Munshi Premchand and Mohammad Amir Ahmad Khan.

[1] The club hosted a meeting of the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League which led to the Lucknow Pact of 1916, which was also signed on the premises.

[6][1][3] The poor state of the building has led to local activism trying to get it recognized and protected as a heritage landmark by the government.

Old building façade with plasters worn out and inner bricks seen with creepers climbing around.
The unkempt building façade as in 2013