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 ...

In this episode of Urdunama, host Fabeha Syed turns to one of Ghalib’s most well-known ghazals, ‘Koi Umeed Bar Nahin Aati’, ...

EXACTLY 124 years ago, on February 15, died Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, one of Urdu’s greatest bards. However, critical evaluation —commentaries and re-evaluation — of Ghalib’s poetry and prose goes ...

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Most people who are acquainted with Ghalib’s poetry know that he was born on Rajab 8, 1212, corresponding to Dec 27, 1797. Most people are also aware that Ghalib was a gifted child who began composing ...

Poetry and art enthusiasts in Delhi are keeping Mirza Ghalib, the legendary Urdu poet, alive in their own ways. Here’s looking at how these people are lending new forms to his verses, across platforms ...

Mirza Ghalib is one of the most popular and well-known Urdu poets of all times. Mirza Ghalib is probably the best-known Mughal era poets of all times. His poems are celebrated for the poignant and ...

Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan ‘Ghalib’ (1797-1869) probably ranks right up there as India’s most popular poet of Hindustani. Reams have been written about Ghalib; he is famed in anecdote and verse; he has ...

We meet psychiatrist Dr Ajai Singh at his Mulund clinic on a Wednesday evening to speak about a rather unlikely subject — Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, aka Ghalib (1797–1869), one of the greatest poets ...

Once the Muslim orthodox elder, asked him why he accepted sweets from Hindus from their Diwali festival. He replied, if the sweets in of themselves have specific faiths? Barfi is Barfi and it is sweet ...