Mirza Ghalib, born on December 27, 1797, in Agra, was a well-known poet in the Persian and Urdu languages. Today, he remains one of the most popular and influential masters of the Urdu language ...

The Urdu poet died 150 years ago. A rich translation tradition has ensured his legacy lives on, even far away from home. Mirza Ghalib, who died on February 15, 1869, was a powerful, eloquent and ...

Mirza Ghalib is a name that is synonymous with Urdu poetry. Born as M irza Asadullah Khan, Ghalib was a pen name that he adopted.He achieved immense fame with this. Every person who is a fan of ...

Mirza Beg Asadullah Khan, popularly known as Mirza Ghalib, was an Urdu and Persian poet of the 19th century. He was born on December 27, 1797. Through his years of living and loving literature, he ...

Ghalib started composing poetry at the age of 11. His first language was Urdu, but Persian and Turkish were also spoken at home. Although Ghalib himself was far prouder of his poetic achievements ...

To mark noted Urdu poet and cultural icon Mirza Ghalib’s birth anniversary a cultural extravaganza will be hosted in his haveli at Gali Qasim Jaan in Ballimaran in New Delhi on Friday.

The legendary Urdu-Persian poet Mirza Ghalib (1797-1869) must be smiling from heaven. Immensely talented and widely popular, Ghalib never took himself seriously. He saw the world as a bazeecha-e ...

Mirza Ghalib (1797–1869) is known as a remarkable Urdu poet. In his work, we can easily trace the tyranny of the time of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar.

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 ...