February 15, 2019, marked the 150th death anniversary of Mirza Asad Ullah Khan Ghalib, popularly known as Mirza Ghalib or just as Ghalib. The Ghalib Academy and the Aiwan-e- Ghalib were established in Delhi. Several Universities in India and abroad established Ghalib Chairs. Why did we celebrate Ghalib with such fervour has something to do with what Ghalib represented. The Rekhta Festival attracts tens of thousands of lovers of the Urdu language to its three day festival in Delhi.

Source: dna February 17, 2019 01:30 UTC