ISLAMABAD: The 155th death anniversary of legendary Urdu poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib is being observed Thursday (today). He wrote hundreds of Ghazals during his life which have since been sung and interpreted in many different ways.
Death anniversary of renowned poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib being observed today@MoIB_Official @murtazasolangi @SaeedSh22392538 https://t.co/I2vambMzUi pic.twitter.com/QbMHvytJn9
— Radio Pakistan (@RadioPakistan) February 15, 2024
He was Born in Agra as Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan on Dec 27, 1797. He later used pen name “Ghalib” and migrated to New Delhi where he lived for the rest of his life. He initially started his poetic passion in the Persian but after shifting to New Delhi, he started using Urdu as a medium of his poetry.
Mirza Asadullah Khan today remains popular not only in South Asia but also amongst the communities worldwide. Ghalib was awarded the title Dabir-ul-Mulk by Bahadur Shah Zafar II in 1850, along with the title of Najm ud-Daulah. Mirza Ghalib passed away on this day at the age of 71 in New Delhi in 1869.
Ghalib is considered, in South Asia, to be one of the most influential and popular poets of the Urdu language.
