Ghalib turns his ghazals, Rahman rightly states, into a theatre of situations, sounds and echoes, as did most other classical poets. This was, as Shamsur Rahman Faruqi reminded us again and again, a ...

It is this love for the city and its life that ... to create a dining experience that pays tribute to Mirza Ghalib — his life, his poetry, his ‘qissey’ (stories) and his idiosyncrasies.

(The sighs of love a life-time ... to a great legacy but Ghalib, valuing human relations more, had little significance for the wealth left by his forefathers. His poetry reflected life through ...