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By: mohd. saquib usmani

mohd. saquib usmani — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:55:53 +0000

jitne bhi comment kiye jayeen kum hain ghalib ke liye. he was a great scholar and thinker as well. he challenged the clerics which was a challenge itself for him in n that era.
great philosopher, realistic
humko maalum hai jannat ki haqeeqat lekin
dil ke khush rakhne ko Ghalib ye khayaal acchha hai.
reflects his wisdom n research.
i visited once his haweli in ballimaran n i dont think that anybody will care for his memories.
its my great wish that some prominent person from art n cinema field come together and organise an evening to tribute him n other great personalities from different field who has been forgotten by time n us like other big award ceromany.
in this situation we should think about it!!!! isn’t it!!!
saquib usmai
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By: Navin Mehta

Navin Mehta — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:10:29 +0000

I loved Ghalib’s work. I listen Ghlaib’s gazals sung by various artists, most favourite being those sung by Suraiya & Talat Mahemood. From 1967 till 2002 I used to visit Delhi alomst every 2 to 3 months and also entered in Ballimaran many times but thinking, I will visit Great Ghalib’s Haveli next time and so on, but unfortunately couldn’t visit the Haveli (my bad luck). Now I don’t think, I will ever be visiting Delhi due to age and knee joint problem. I am happy, atleast I could see it in a video presented here.

Duniya me bahut hi achhchhe achhchhe shair aaye lekin
Ghalib ka andaz hi kuchh aur hai.

By: Gautam

Gautam — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:34:44 +0000

This is another one of Mirza Nausha’s mystic ash’aar. This is the best explanation from Dr. Niazi’s book:

As a believer , my religion keeps me from approaching the unbelievers, the idolaters. I am caught in a dilemma between the Kaaba and the Hindu temple. Note that the Hindu temple contains Idols. (Christians are not disbelievers or Kaafirs). The word, Kalisa (Church) confuses the verse. The poet is saying that he is torn between choosing to become a believer or an unbeliever. Note that the beloved is addressed as an idol. This is tantamount to the poet becoming a disbeliever.

By: Chander

Chander — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:27:18 +0000

One of the famous compilations of Ghalib is …”Bazeecha e atffal hai dunya mere aage Hota hai shab-o-roz tamasha mere aage…”

In this, one of the stanzas goes like this.. “Imaan mujhe roke hai jo kheenche hai mujhe kufr, kaaba mere peeche hai, kalisa mere aage….”

I have wondered about the meaning of this stanza. This ghazal was probably compiled by the great Ghalib during the dying years of Mughal Empire. One by one, the provinces and kingdoms were falling to the expanding British colonial rule. Not many philosophers and thinkers were happy in the prevailing state of affairs.

In this background, was Ghalib resigtering his protest against the white man (and his God) by using the word Kalisa (Church) in the lines ? Or was the use of Kalisa merely an extension of his depiction of his journey from one holy place (Kaaba) to the other (Kalisa) ?

Can anyone offer explanation and interpretation of this stanza ?

By: Chander

Chander — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:55:38 +0000

The ghazal which I like the most is ..”Hazaron Khwahishen aisi ki har khwahish pe dam nikle, bahut nikle mere armaan lekin phir bhi kam nikle….”

The Ghazals of Ghalib sung by Jagjit Singh are the ultimate treasure trove for any lover of poetry and ghazals.

My only lament is that in todays’ generation, most people have not heard such masterpieces and instead sway to such meaningless rubbish like pappu can’t dance ssalla etc.

By: Rahul

Rahul — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:45:24 +0000

Thanx a lot Gautam,

Your effort is really appreciable and helpful to all of us in getting a brief idea of the belongings of the maestro and believe me u have enlighten and awaken that soft part of many like me which is only meant to love such a great art.
And finally it’s really sad to see such condition of the heritage of one of the best artist ever. Coming month (May- Fist week) I am (along with my friends) going to the archaeological department to request to take some positive steps towards the remains of THE GREAT GHALIB. And I request to u all that whoso ever is interested in this please come forward.
Thanks.
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By: Nandan

Nandan — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:50:47 +0000

thanks a lot for unfolding this
India is a poor country we do not have sources to feed the alive hence we can not spent on somebody who is nomore however there are so many singers who have accumulated immense wealth by singing his ghazals May almighty tgive them some sober sense to initiate create a trust and spend for the haveli’s upkeep.

Time has though distorted his haveli however no one would be able to fade great ghalibs Fame till the judgement day. Thanks to almighty. Khudaa unkee rooh to taskeen bakhshey.

By: mohammad junaid

mohammad junaid — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:36:48 +0000

Thanks alot for taking Mirza Ghalib & his excellent odd, and Haveli Gali Qaasim. that place had wipe many sweet memories of Galib and his diwan and life style”ke kal kaya ho ga deka yaya ga”
“Bazeecha e atffal hai dunya mere aage
Hota hai shab-o-roz tamasha mere aage”