220th birthday anniversary: How people often 'misuse' Mirza Ghalib's name 06:18NEW DELHI: Search engine Google on Wednesday celebrated one of Urdu literature's most iconic poets, Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , popularly known as Ghalib (meaning conqueror). His first language was Urdu, but he was equally efficient in Persian and Turkish. A descendent of Aibak Turks, Ghalib was born in Kala Mahal in Agra.He received education in Persian and Arabic. Keeping with the conventions of the classical ghazal, in most of his verses, the identity and the gender of the beloved remained unknown.Bestowed with the honorific Dabir-ul-Mulk and Najm-ud-Daula, Ghalib lived in Gali Qasim Jaan, Ballimaran, Chandni Chowk, in Old Delhi which is now known as " Ghalib Ki Haveli ".His residence has been turned into 'Ghalib Memorial' and houses a permanent Ghalib exhibition.Mirza Ghalib breathed his last on February 15, 1869. His tomb is located near Chausath Khamba, Nizamuddin area in Delhi.

Source: Times of India December 27, 2017 08:58 UTC