Mirza Asadullah Khan, pen-name Ghalib (1797-1869), was a renowned classical urdu & Persian poet of India & is considered to be the most dominating poet of the region since Kalidas. He was born on December 27. 1797 in Agra to parents with Turkish aristocratic ancestry. The death of his father and uncle during his youth left Ghalib with no male dominant figures. He then moved to Delhi in Ball Maaran. Ghalib’s early education has always been a matter of confusion. There are no known records of his formal education. Around 1810. He was married into a family of nobles. At the age of thirteen. He had three or four children, none of whom survived (this pain has found its echo in some of Ghalib’s ghazals). His wife was considered to be pious, conservative & God-fearing while Ghalib was carefree, unconventional without any scruples, and arguably not very religious, in the strict sense of the word. Ghalib was very fond of drinking and gambling as well. Gambling used to be an offence in Delhi at that time and he was even apprehended once for having indulged in it in his own backyard. It is also believed that Ghalib had an affair with lived on either state patronage, credit or generosity of his friends. His fame came to him posthumously. He had himself remarked during his lifetime that although his age ignored his greatness, it would be recognized by later generations. History has vindicated his claim. He died on February 15, 1869 in Delhi.
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