Hailed as one of the greatest Persion/Urdu poets of the 19th Century, Mirza Ghalib died on 15 Feb 1869 at age 71. In this edition of ThePrint Quiz, let’s see how much you know him.
In 'The Essential Ghalib’, Anisur Rahman presents an exemplary selection of Mirza Ghalib’s Urdu couplets, translated in English along with critical commentaries.
Published by HarperCollins India, 'The Essential Ghalib' will be released on 6 January on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online platform for launching non-fiction books.
Translator Ranjit Hoskote shared translations of Mir’s verses on social media, as part of ‘Project Mir’, which later took the shape of his recent book, ‘The Homeland’s an Ocean’.
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Ghalib is a grossly overhyped poet. So is Mir Taqi Mir.
This usually happens when there are vey few quality poets in a language. The ones that are, get hyped up and acquire a larger than life image.
Urdu literature and poetry pales in comparison to the literary oeuvre of most Indian languages including, but not limited to, Assamese.
Ghalib is a grossly overhyped poet. So is Mir Taqi Mir.
This usually happens when there are vey few quality poets in a language. The ones that are, get hyped up and acquire a larger than life image.
Urdu literature and poetry pales in comparison to the literary oeuvre of most Indian languages including, but not limited to, Assamese.