Ghalib was the preeminent Indian Urdu and Persian-language poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire. He used his pen names of Ghalib (means "dominant") and Asad (means "lion"). Most notably, he ...

This is the perfect volume for those looking to enter the world of Urdu poetry or Ghalib in particular, without learning Urdu ‘Chaltaa hun thodi duur har ik tez-rau ke saath/pehchaantaa nahin hun abhi ...

Amidst innumerable endeavours to interpret and reinterpret the mysteries of Mirza Ghalib’s poetry around the globe by literary as well as non-literary scholars, Urdu as well as non-Urdu speaking, one ...

The year is 1857 and, after a long struggle with his persistent financial instability, our very own Mirza Nosha, also known as Mirza Ghalib, has established himself as a litterateur amongst Delhi’s ...

The iconic Urdu poet died February 15, 1869, in his Ballimaran haveli in the walled city of old Delhi's Shahjahanabad and was buried near Chaunsath Khamba, close to Hazrat Nizamuddin's shrine. There ...

Assadullah Beg Khan Ghalib or Mirza Ghalib as he’s called today, lived next to a masjid, but spent most of his evenings either drinking or at mushairas. His interpretation of love and life continue to ...

In 1856, the British rejected Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib. In 1947, India ousted the British. Eight years later in 1955, a tomb was built at his grave in New Delhi, some 86 years after Ghalib breathed ...

If you are feeling sad, heart broken, then these quotes or shayari by shayars like Rumi and Mirza Ghalib may help you in expressing yourself. Anything you lose comes round in another form.” “The moon ...