Mirza Ghalib

A place in a congested corner of the Capital that keeps the flag of Urdu poetry flying high

The residents, by-lanes and stories of a largely pedestrian street named after Delhi's great poet

The greatest poet of Mughal-era Delhi, Mirza Ghalib's marble tomb lies in a Central Delhi village and it usually remains empty. The adjacent building houses the Ghalib academy and a museum with reproductions of letters and dresses of 19th century, bringing us closer to Ghalib's world

The greatest poet of Mughal-era Delhi, Mirza Ghalib's marble tomb lies in a Central Delhi village and it usually remains empty. The adjacent building houses the Ghalib academy and a museum with reproductions of letters and dresses of 19th century, bringing us closer to Ghalib's world.

An unexpected spiritual connection with Ghalib in Athens

A music festival that pays tribute to legendary composers like Krishna Ratanjankar, Vilayat Hussain Khan, Barkat Ali Khan and Mirza Ghalib, among others

Mint's Mayank Austen Soofi visits the resting place of Delhi's greatest poet Mirza Ghalib. The tomb was renovated in 2009 and is situated at central Delhi's Nizamuddin Basti

A poignant Delhi mosque

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