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#MirzaGhalib the legend who gave a wide range of perspective to human life ! Remembering the greatest #Urdu poet on his Birth Anniversary is the least tribute! I would request the younger generations of today just to have a look to what he said 150 yrs back /fRdbPIwSIL The house where he lived has been turned into a memorial and hosts a permanent Ghalib exhibition. He died in New Delhi on February 15, 1869.

Recognition. He was awarded the title Dabir-ul-Mulk by Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II in 1850, along with the title of Najm ud-Daulah.

His letters paved the way to a simpler usage of Urdu.īefore him, letter writing in Urdu was highly ornamental, his letters used common words to express ideas. Mirza Ghalib was also a gifted letter writer. But his legacy has come to be widely celebrated, particularly his mastery of the Urdu ghazal.

His critics accused him of writing in an ornamental style of Persian that was incomprehensible to the masses.

Ghalib took the concept of ghazals and changed them from an expression of anguish in love to philosophies of life. Ghalib’s best poems were written in three forms: ghazal (lyric), masnavi (moralistic or mystical parable), and qasidah (panegyric).

The idea that life is one continuous struggle was a recurring theme in his poetry.

In one of his letters, he describes his marriage as a second imprisonment after the initial confinement of life itself.

The poet had an arranged marriage at the age of 13, but none of his seven children survived beyond infancy, tragedies which are reflected in his work.He struggled financially, never had a regular job and depended on patronage from royalty. Born in Agra as Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, who later used pen name “Ghalib” (the conqueror), he migrated to New Delhi where he lived for the rest of his life. He was orphaned at an early age and lost all seven of his children in their infancy. His verse is characterised by sadness, the result of an often tragic life. Mirza Ghalib started writing poetry at the age of 11. This is his story: Persian poetĪ prodigious poet.

In his honour, Google is changing its doodle to one portraying him. He remains popular not only in India and Pakistan but also among the diaspora. Today, he remains one of the most popular and influential masters of the Urdu language he is known simply as Ghalib. Mirza Ghalib, born on December 27, 1797, in Agra, was a well-known poet in the Persian and Urdu languages.