Mirza Ghalib Haveli

Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Monday visited the iconic British-era Town Hall and Ghalib ki Haveli in old Delhio and said tourists who will come to Delhi during the G20 Summit time should be able to see the rich heritage of the city.

Rahul Gandhi's retort today to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's poetic dig was a question, straight up "Have the Chinese occupied Indian territory in Ladakh?" The Congress leader's tweet taking on Home Minister Amit Shah had set off a war of couplets on Monday.

Google's doodle today celebrates the poet, Mirza Ghalib on his 220th birth anniversary. A prominent Urdu and Persian-language poet during the Mughal era, Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan was born in Agra on 27 December 1797.

Mirza Ghalib, whose contribution to Urdu literature was perhaps as significant as that of Shakespeare to English, was born here on this day over 200 years ago. The Taj city on Saturday not only forgot to celebrate his birthday but also does not have a decent memorial to the poet, activists said.

India-born author Surinder Deol has penned a new English translation of Mirza Ghalib's works to bring the famous Urdu poet to North Americans as also those South Asians who have lost touch with their native languages.

Bedi and his former Northamptonshire teammate "Mushy" visited famous Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib's haveli and popular Mughal cuisine eatery Karim's in the walled city here.

Mirza Ghalib, the best-known of the Urdu poets of Delhi during last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar's rule, wrote: "Hum ne mana ke taghaful na karoge lekin/Khak ho jayenge hum tumko khabar hone tak! (You will not be indifferent, I know/ Nevertheless, dust I'll be by the time you get my news)."It can hardly be said that the poet's memory ha...

Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Monday visited the iconic British-era Town Hall and Ghalib ki Haveli in old Delhio and said tourists who will come to Delhi during the G20 Summit time should be able to see the rich heritage of the city.

Rahul Gandhi's retort today to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's poetic dig was a question, straight up "Have the Chinese occupied Indian territory in Ladakh?" The Congress leader's tweet taking on Home Minister Amit Shah had set off a war of couplets on Monday.

Google's doodle today celebrates the poet, Mirza Ghalib on his 220th birth anniversary. A prominent Urdu and Persian-language poet during the Mughal era, Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan was born in Agra on 27 December 1797.

Mirza Ghalib, whose contribution to Urdu literature was perhaps as significant as that of Shakespeare to English, was born here on this day over 200 years ago. The Taj city on Saturday not only forgot to celebrate his birthday but also does not have a decent memorial to the poet, activists said.

India-born author Surinder Deol has penned a new English translation of Mirza Ghalib's works to bring the famous Urdu poet to North Americans as also those South Asians who have lost touch with their native languages.

Bedi and his former Northamptonshire teammate "Mushy" visited famous Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib's haveli and popular Mughal cuisine eatery Karim's in the walled city here.

Mirza Ghalib, the best-known of the Urdu poets of Delhi during last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar's rule, wrote: "Hum ne mana ke taghaful na karoge lekin/Khak ho jayenge hum tumko khabar hone tak! (You will not be indifferent, I know/ Nevertheless, dust I'll be by the time you get my news)."It can hardly be said that the poet's memory ha...