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220th Birth Anniversary of Mirza Ghalib
Today marks the 220th birth anniversary of Mirza Ghalib (December 27, 1797 – February 15, 1869).
Mirza Ghalib, was a prominent Urdu and Persian language poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire. He used his pen-names of Ghalib (means ‘dominant’) and Asad (means ‘lion’). His honorific was Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula.
He was born as Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan in Agra on December 27, 1797. After getting married by the age of 13, in accordance with the upper-class Muslim customs of the time, he settled in Delhi. His poetic talent blossomed in the court of Bahadur Shah Zafar, Mughal emperor at the time.
Often regarded as the last great poet of the Mughal era, his poems and Ghazals have been translated and recited in multiple languages around the world.
Mirza Ghalib breathed his last on February 15, 1869. His tomb is located near Chausath Khamba, Nizamuddin area in Delhi. His residence has been turned into ‘Ghalib Memorial’ and houses a permanent Ghalib exhibition.
He left behind a rich legacy of poetry that continues to inspire. One of the recurring themes in Mirza Ghalib’s poems is the idea that life is a continuous painful struggle which ends only with life itself. His Shayari (poetry) is so popular that people often quote them in their daily life.
Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan ‘Ghalib’
(December 27, 1797 – February 15, 1869)
Google today celebrates the 220th Birth Anniversary of Mirza Ghalib, the pre-eminent Urdu and Persian language poet, with a doodle.
On clicking the doodle, it takes the visitor to Google search result page for news on Mirza Ghalib.
Google Doodle — Mirza Ghalib’s 220th Birthday
GoogleDoodle celebrates Mirza Ghalib’s 220th Birthday in today’s GoogleDoodle!
Today we celebrate one of Urdu literature’s most iconic poets, Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, known in popular culture by many names, but most commonly as Ghalib (meaning conqueror).
Born in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, during the reign of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah, Ghalib showed a gift for language at an early age and was educated in Persian, Urdu, and Arabic.
His verse is characterized by a lingering sadness borne of a tumultuous and often tragic life – from being orphaned at an early age, to losing all of his seven children in their infancy, to the political upheaval that surrounded the fall of Mughal rule in India. He struggled financially, never holding a regular paying job but instead depending on patronage from royalty and more affluent friends.
But despite these hardships, Ghalib navigated his circumstances with wit, intellect, and an all-encompassing love for life. His contributions to Urdu poetry and prose were not fully appreciated in his lifetime, but his legacy has come to be widely celebrated, most particularly for his mastery of the Urdu ghazal (amatory poem).
Irshad muqarar, Mirza!
Mirza Ghalib’s 220th Birthday
Mirza Ghalib Google Doodle | Biography of Mirza Ghalib
Published on December 26, 2017 by Doodle Videos.
Today Google Search engine in India and Pakistan Celebrate Mirza Ghalib’s 220th Birthday by a Google Doodle.
Ghalib born Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan, on 27 December 1797 – died 15 February 1869, was the prominent Urdu and Persian-language poet during the last years of the Mughal Empire. He used his pen-names of Ghalib and Asad.
Born in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, during the reign of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah, Ghalib showed a gift for language at an early age and was educated in Persian, Urdu, and Arabic.
His honorific was Dabir-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-Daula. During his lifetime the Mughals were eclipsed and displaced by the British and finally deposed following the defeat of the Indian rebellion of 1857, events that he described.
Ghalib, the last great poet of the Mughal Era, is considered to be one of the most popular and influential poets of the Urdu language. Today Ghalib remains popular not only in India and Pakistan but also among the Hindustani diaspora around the world.
Mirza Ghalib Jayanti — December 27, 2017
GoldenTwine Informatics pays Tribute to Mirza Ghalib on his 220th Birth Anniversary.
Mirza Ghalib Shayari (Poetry)
For our readers and Shayari lovers, we have compiled two of his two-line Shayari (poetry) for this blog post.
bahut nikle mire armān lekin phir bhī kam nikle
Translation in English
I have a thousand yearnings, each one afflicts me so
Many were fulfilled for sure, not enough although
kaun jiitā hai tirī zulf ke sar hote tak
Translation in English
A prayer needs a lifetime, an answer to obtain
who can live until the time that you decide to deign
Mirza Ghalib Jayanti 2016
Remembering eminent Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib on his birth anniversary.
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Over the years, doodles on the Google homepage have made searching on Google more fun and enjoyable for its users worldwide. When doodles were first created, nobody had anticipated how popular and integral they would become to the Google search experience. Nowadays, many users excitedly anticipate the release of each new doodle and some even collect them!
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