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'''Martin Purwa''', also known as '''Martinpurwa''' or '''Martinpura''') is a neighbourhood of the city of [[Lucknow]] in the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.<ref name="Ward list">{{cite web |title=Ward_suchna_english |url=https://lmc.up.nic.in/pdf/WARD_suchna_english.pdf |website=Lucknow Municipal Corporation |access-date=17 July 2021}}</ref> It is part of the [[Vikramaditya ward]].<ref name="Ward list"/> Martin Purwa has a population of around 4,000. It is part of the [[La Martiniere Lucknow|La Martiniere College]] estate. Its previous name was 'Luckperra'.

It is named after [[Claude Martin]], the eighteenth-century French adventurer and philanthropist, who served both the [[Honourable East India Company|East India Company]] and the Nawab [[Asaf-Ud-Dowlah]] of [[Oudh]].

The village was originally inhabited by the staff of Claude Martin and it provided labour and other services to the La Martiniere School. The hereditary ''[[darogha|daroga]]'' (superintendent) of the La Martiniere estate still has a house in the village.

Martin Purwa has benefited from its close proximity to the Lucknow Golf Club and has produced so many good golfers that it is known locally as the 'nursery of golf'.<ref>[http://www.boloji.com/society/062.htm Raj Saran Verma. "Martin Purwa". Article published on Boloji.com] accessed July 2007</ref> The inhabitants of the village don't recall precisely when their association with the game began. According to village folklore a ''gora sahib'' (white man) was walking through the village one day with his retinue, and was puzzled to see some boys playing a game with curved sticks and wooden balls which they hit towards holes. The gentlemen was apparently so impressed by their game that he asked some of the older children to follow him to the golf club and work as [[caddies]], a tradition which has continued ever since. Some of the village boys have since gone on to play the game professionally and a number have enjoyed success at a national level.<ref name = Farzand>[http://www.india-today.com/itoday/16111998/offtrack.html Farzand Ahmed. "Martinpura: A Hole in One", ''India Today'' (online edition), 16 November 1988] accessed July 2007</ref>

Nearly 60 villagers of Martin Purwa make their living from golf, and the local boys continue to work at the club as caddies.<ref name=Farzand/>

The Lucknow Golf Club acknowledged Martin Purwa's contribution to the game by opening up a school for the village children in 1998.<ref name=Farzand/>

==Notable residents==
*'''Vijay Kumar''', India's number one golfer, also worked as a caddie at the golf club. He was the first Indian professional to earn one million rupees.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lucknow-times/v-for-vijay-v-for-victory/articleshow/4185367.cms V for Vijay, V for Victory! ''The Times of India'' (online edition), 19 March 2002.] accessed July 2007]</ref>
*'''Gyan Sagar''', the only national certified golf teaching professional (coach) in the club, from National Golf Academy Of India, Indian Golf Union.

==See also==
*[[Claude Martin]]
*[[La Martiniere College]]
*[[La Martiniere Lucknow]]
*[[Lucknow]]
*[[Budh Mandir]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Lucknow district}}
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Lucknow]]

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