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 ...

Mirza Ghalib once said, “Do not go by the lines on the palm of the hand, as luck is bestowed even on those who do not have a ...

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 ...

The cultural tribute "Bayan-e-Ghalib," a rare blend of ghazals and Kathak dance, celebrated the life and legacy of the legendary Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib at Shilpakala Vedika in Madhapur on Saturday.

Mirza Ghalib, born in Agra, spent his life in Delhi but never wrote about the Taj Mahal. His tomb is near Chausath Khamba, a notable yet overlooked marble monument.

There have been more modern interpretations and studies of Mirza Ghalib than any other poet in Urdu. I learnt a few months ago that a bibliography of articles and books related to Ghalib ran to over ...

I first encountered Ghalib in the early 1970s. I was in graduate school, studying poetry. Then, as now, I had no Urdu. The medium of transmission—translation—was Aijaz Ahmad’s Ghazals of Ghalib, from ...

The government took possession of Mirza Ghalib's residence, the haveli, in 1964 but soon auctioned it to one Mohammed Ali Farooqi whose bid was the highest at 22,400. The government took possession of ...