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On this day Feb 15th 1869,Urdu poet of Mughal era Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib passed away.Today’s Stamp of the day is dedicated to Mirza Ghalib
Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan is also known to posterity as Ghalib, a ‘nom de plume’ he adopted in the tradition of all classical Urdu poets, was born in the city of Agra, of parents with Turkish aristocratic ancestry, on December 27th, 1797.
Turning point in his life was his journey to and return from Calcutta between the years 1826 and 1829, Mirza Ghalib undertook the trip for securing a larger share of his patrimony but his efforts ended in failure. However, there were compensations. He visited Lucknow, Varanasi and other places during the course of his journey and got acquainted with literary trends at these places and at Calcutta. This was a a valuable experience and helped in enlarging his poetic horizon and he returned to Delhi a wiser if a sadder man.
The next few years witnessed considerable literary activity on the part of Ghalib. His collection of Urdu poems, “Diwan-E-Ghalib”,was published in 1841. Another important publication was “Panj Ahang”, a voluminous work in Persian which appeared in 1849
Ghalib Passed away on Feb 15th 1869,but his ghazals still lingers in the mind of his fans when rendered by Jagjit Singh.
First Day Cover Of The Stamp On Mirza Ghalib
Stamps Of Mirza Ghalib Released By Pakistan Post
Agra Where Mirza Ghalib Depicted On Indian Stamp Was Born
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1 comments:
Ghalib a tremendous poet. his work is unforgettable .every one knows Ghalib due to his famous poetry.
this is one of my favorite poetry by ghalib.
"aah ko chaahiye ik umr asar hone tak
kaun jiitaa hai terii zulf ke sar hone tak
daam har mauj me.n hai halqaa-e-sad_kaam-e-nahang
dekhe.n kyaa guzare hai qatare pe gauhar hone tak"
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