New Delhi: The first book in Arabic about the life and poetry of the great Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib, titled Ghalib: A’zam Shu’ara’il-Hind (Ghalib, the Greatest Poet of India), was released here on ...

and poetry. Also known as Kitab Bazaar or Urdu Mandir, it began with just a few shops in 1920 but quickly grew into a haven for Urdu literature. Poets, scholars, and everyday readers from all over the ...

In this episode of Urdunama, Fabeha Syed discusses the everyday, yet essential Urdu word 'khabar ... Listen in as Fabeha reads poetry by Hairat Allahabadi, Mirza Ghalib and Parveen Shakir.

“Mirza Ghalib is the apostle of Urdu poetry for past, present, and future generations....” Even the translation is literal. He strips the poems bare: they are neither lyrical nor rich in imager ...

Mirza Ghalib’s poetry has been sung in various movies, his poetries have been studied by Urdu students to let everyone know about his life Indian entertainment industry also made a drama series Ghalib ...

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 ...

The birth anniversary of the brilliant poet Mirza ... rule. Ghalib used to write in Urdu and Persian languages. However, he is remembered for his couplets or shayaris that he had written in Urdu. It ...

Yes, the city was Kolkata, and the answer, a definite yes, was provided by one of India’s greatest exponents of creative dexterity and cerebral power, Mirza ... poetry blazed a new trail in Urdu ...

Mirza Ghalib was also a gifted letter writer. Not only Urdu poetry but the prose is also indebted to Mirza Ghalib. His letters gave foundation to easy and popular Urdu. He made his letters "talk ...

A tradition of poetry that moulds itself into different forms. It is a forlorn lover’s salve, an awakened revolutionist’s weapon, and a common man’s path to panache. In fact, Mirza Ghalib, inarguably ...

he is remembered for his ‘shayaris’ or ‘couplets’ that he wrote in Urdu. For lovers of poetry, he is still a celebrated and revered poet not just in India, but also around the world. ALSO READ | The ...