conversion is planned to be completed by 2018. The Railway Development Corporation Limited (RDCL) has been assigned to carry out the broad gauge conversion within the stipulated time frame. Culture Landmarks Temple of Gola Gokaran Nath is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. The unique Frog Temple lies at Oel town, from Lakhimpur on the route from Lakhimpur to Sitapur. It is the only one of its kind in India based on Manduk Tantra. It was built by the former king of Oel State (Lakhimpur Kheri district) between 1860 and 1870. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva. This temple is built at the back of a large frog. The Temple is constructed within an octagonal lotus. The architecture of this temple is based on Tantra Vidya. Sai Temple (Sikatiha Colony), Sharda Barrage and Deer Park are other major attractions of Lakhimpur. Festivals Several fairs and festivals take place in Lakhimpur. An annual Dussehra and Diwali funfair is organised at Mela Ground and is held over several days. An Eid fair is organised twice annually on the day of Eid in Kheri town. Literature, film and television Lakhimpur has been the setting for films Gaman (1978), Umrao Jaan (1981) and Swades (2004). Notable residents Aman Singh Gulati Billy Arjan Singh conservationist. Honoured with Padma Shri in 1995, world wildlife gold medal in 1976, Order of the Golden Ark a year later and the lifetime award for tiger conservation in March 1999, Padma Bhushan in 2006. Zafar Ali Naqvi, former Member of Parliament(2009-2014), Chairman of Standing Committee of National Monitoring Committee for Minorities Education; Former Chairman of Minorities Commission, Delhi; Former Cabinet Minister. Jitin Prasada, former Member of Parliament (2009-2014), former Union Minister of State, Petroleum and Natural Gas (India). Muzaffar Ali Indian film-maker. Shanmughan Manjunath IIM Lucknow graduate and Indian Oil Corporation officer whose murder created a nationwide shock. Mangal Dhillon, actor and film producer studied in Nighasan, Lakhimpur. Parul Chauhan an Indian television model and Bollywood actress. Education According to the 2011 census, Lakhimpur Kheri district had a literacy rate of 60.56% up from 48.39% in 2001, male and female literacy were 69.57% and 50.42% respectively. In the 2001 census, same figures stood at 59.50% and 35.38% in Kheri District. Total literate in the district were 2,034,044 of which male and female were 1,237,157 and 796,887 respectively. The growth of literacy in the last decade of the twentieth century was