We stayed on the Lucknow military cantonment while we were there. While a military cantonment is somewhat similar to a military base, I thought that I would talk about some of the differences.
First, the area is not as restricted access as in the US. Although it does take a permit to get into almost all of the buildings and courtyards for the buildings, the roads are free for anyone to use (or so it seemed to me). However, there are some hours of restricted access to the roads for everyone.
Second, the area seems to function more as a residential area and base rather than just a base. This means that the cantonment has a government central school for children to attend, a college, and many houses of families (not just military barracks).
In general, the place reminded me of BHU here, which means it had a large university/military feel. However, the military is omnipresent here, so it could be that I am somewhat desensitized to all of the guns and military personnel that you see everywhere from street corners to shopping malls. However, I would argue that the military was a much bigger presence in Lucknow than in Varanasi.
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