Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, one of the great poets of his time and probably of all times, did not get the popularity that other writers had. The shrine exists. There are some flowers laid on his grave ritually, but they have withered. Due to this, even the flower must have mercy on Ghalib. Had Ghalib been alive, he would have said, seeing this treatment being meted out to him, "I wish my house were beyond the throne..."
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The state of Ghalib's Tomb, "arsh se pare hota kaash ke apna makaan"
Short StoryMirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, one of the great poets of his time and probably of all times, did not get the popularity that other writers had. The shrine exists. There are some flowers laid on his grave ritually, but they have withered. Due to this...