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148th death anniversary of great poet Mirza Ghalib observed

The 148th death anniversary of renowned poet Mirza Ghalib was observed on Wednesday.

Mirza Ghalib was born in Agra on 27th December 1797.  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.

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 today remains popular not only in India and Pakistan but also amongst diaspora communities around the world.

He was one of the best of Urdu poets who led a drastic revolution in Urdu poetry with his words. Ghalib felt so much proud of his Persian poetry but his Urdu poetry like “Ghazals” are also much famous today.

Mirza Ghalib was a gifted letter writer. Not only Urdu poetry but the prose is also indebted to Mirza Ghalib.

Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan Ghalib died on this day in 1869