Ghalib’s words sometimes burn with such fervour that they char themselves in a darkened light, and when they seem to make sense after a delicious wait, they burn the listener too. One has to listen to ...

Naqsh Faryaadi is the first ghazal in the 1816 manuscript of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib’s Divan. In the 1821 manuscript, it has the original seven verses and there are two additional verses in the ...

It was Lord T. B. Macaulay who, in the third decade of the 19th century, envisioned producing a new hybrid class — Indian in blood and colour, and English in taste and knowledge. Later, Sir Abdul ...

One of the brighter stars in the galaxy of consummate poets in mid-18th century Delhi, he, with a moderately-sized diwan of ghazals and a handful of masnavis, could have seen his fame dim like many of ...

The ongoing National Book Fair in Balrampur Gardens is recording a surprisingly good sale of anthologies of couplets and ghazals written by the likes of Mirza Ghalib, ‘Daagh’ Dehlvi, Ibrahim ‘Zauq’, ...

Today is the 227th birth anniversary of Mirza Ghalib, one of Urdu literature's most iconic poets. Real name Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, popularly known as Ghalib (meaning conqueror), his poetry remains ...

Search engine Google on Wednesday celebrated one of Urdu literature’s most iconic poets, Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, popularly known as Ghalib -meaning conqueror. Ghalib, who would have turned 220 this ...

Wafa- Meaning loyalty or faithfulness, this name reflects the enduring nature of Ghalib's poetry and its ability to withstand the test of time. Nida- Meaning call or summons, this name suggests the ...