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’.
The satirical play ‘Ghalib in New Delhi’ has been staged 589 times since 1997 and evolved. ‘Ghalib’ has commented on 5 PMs, multiple governments, and changing social issues.
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Set in Gali Qasim Jan in Old Delhi's Ballimaran, once home to Mirza Ghalib, Gulzar's newest poem features footage from the area during the Covid crisis.
Young boys who should be sweating about schoolwork are learning how to corner women. Are we now supposed to add children to the list of people we need to protect ourselves from?
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The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
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.