The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist ...

Mirza Ghalib's haveli in Old Delhi, although restored by the government, remains largely unnoticed and overshadowed by neglect. Despite its historical significance, many locals and visitors are ...

The first book in Arabic about the life and poetry of the great Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib, titled Ghalib: A’zam Shu’ara’il-Hind ...

Mirza Ghalib, the 18th-century Urdu poet ... to the breakneck speed that we live today. But, it’s Ghalib — and it’s the best of Delhi. You possibly cannot be in a rush to savour it.

Mirza Ghalib began composing verses at the early age of 10 or 12, and had written many of his best known ghazals by the time he was 19. He died on this day at the age of 71 in New Delhi in 1869.