ISLAMABAD – The 221st birth anniversary of classical Persian and Urdu poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib was observed on Thursday.
Mirza Ghalib, the last great poet of the Mughal era, is considered to be one of the most popular and influential poets of the Urdu language.
Ghalib was born on December 27, 1796 in the city of Akbarabad which is presently known as Agra. His full name was Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan and Ghalib was his pen name.
He wrote several ghazals during his life which have since been interpreted and sung in many different ways by different people.
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Ghalib remains popular even now not only in India and Pakistan but all around the world.
He was one of the best of Urdu poets who led a drastic revolution in Urdu poetry with his distinguished poet.
Ghalib died in Delhi on February 15, 1869. His rented house in Gali Qasim Jaan, Ballimaran, Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, where he took his last breath, has now been turned into the ‘Ghalib Memorial.’
One can visit his Ghalib’s memorial in Nizamuddin Basti, named after Saint Nizamuddin.
Ghalib’s Tomb was restored last year under the Urban Renewal Project, a non-profit public-private partnership between the Archaeological Survey of India and the Aga Khan Foundation amongst many others.
Beautified with marble inlays and red sandstone, it now befits the resting place of South Asia’s renowned poet. Ghalib’s famous couplet is inscribed on a marble slab in Hindi, Urdu and English translations.
