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Delhiwale: This way to Ballimaran

This early morning, all the chashma shops are lying shuttered. (HT Photo)
Published on May 23, 2026 03:12 am IST

Delhiwale: Chaikhana by Ghalib’s

Ghalib died about 150 years ago, while Dilkhush Tea Stall appeared twenty years ago. (HT Photo)
Published on May 13, 2026 03:06 am IST

Dilli in immortal marble

This afternoon, Fakeer Kashmir Baba is the lone visitor inside the monument. (HT)
Updated on Feb 25, 2026 04:31 pm IST

Delhiwale: Birthday poet by numbers

Internationally renowned photographer Nicholas Vreeland (also a Buddhist monk) was sighted visiting Ghalib’s marble tomb in central Delhi. (HT Photo)
Published on Dec 27, 2025 03:42 am IST

Delhiwale: Julia’s cake for Emily’s birthday

The attaché for Books and Ideas at the French Institute in India, Julia Trouilloud, first met ED during a difficult time in her life. It happened some years ago in Paris, when she briefly lost her eyesight and had to temporarily step away from work. With time to spare, “I would walk along the Seine for hours, listening to Emily’s poems on my audiobook.” (HT Photo)
Published on Dec 10, 2025 03:18 am IST

Delhiwale: Chai time with Joyce

Delhiwale: Chai time with Joyce
Published on Jun 12, 2025 07:16 am IST

A soulful evening of poetry and dance showcasing Mirza Ghalib's poetry

A Kathak recital dance performance showcasing Mirza Ghalib's timeless poetry
Updated on Apr 03, 2025 01:58 pm IST

Delhi: The River and the City

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A bridge of boats across the Yamuna, as viewed from Delhi, in 1858. Photo by Felice Beato (Getty Images)
Published on Mar 25, 2025 06:28 am IST

Review: The Essential Ghalib by Anisur Rahman

Mirza Ghalib (Wikimedia Commons)
Updated on Mar 14, 2025 07:16 pm IST

Delhiwale: Valentine’s Day mubarak

Dawood, a shop staffer, at Ghalib’s tomb. (HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 13, 2025 10:37 pm IST

Delhiwale: It’s all Farsi to me

This afternoon, the worlds of these two literary figures of the Farsi universe intersect. (HT)
Published on Feb 06, 2025 06:32 am IST

Remembering Ghalib: A poet’s legacy and the fight to preserve his haveli

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Mirza Ghalib (HT Photo)
Published on Dec 22, 2024 02:29 pm IST

Delhiwale: To Mirza with mangoes

The library of Ghalib Academy, next to the poet’s mazar in central Delhi. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 08, 2024 05:10 am IST

Love has the inborn strength to weed out the seedlings of hatred

Rakhshanda Jalil signs the book ‘Love In The Times of Hate’. (HT photo)
Updated on Jun 16, 2024 08:10 am IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on March 30

Catch It Live on March 30
Updated on Mar 30, 2024 02:36 pm IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on January 20

Catch It Live on January 20
Published on Jan 19, 2024 08:31 pm IST

Report: The Mahindra Kabira Festival

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Hindustani classical vocalist Bhuvanesh Komkali paying a musical tribute to his grandfather, Kumar Gandharva. (Courtesy The Mahindra Kabira Festival)
Published on Jan 15, 2024 09:19 pm IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on January 6

Catch It Live on January 6.
Updated on Jan 06, 2024 11:52 am IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on December 28

Catch it Live on December 28
Published on Dec 28, 2023 11:36 am IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on December 24

Catch it Live on December 24
Published on Dec 24, 2023 11:53 am IST

Ghalib’s ‘andaz-e-bayan’ finds favour even with Gen X

Even in the 21st century Ghalib’s works are fancied by poetry lovers, particularly the young generation, notwithstanding the change in literary taste. (Pic for representation)
Updated on Sept 30, 2023 05:46 am IST

Saif Ali Khan reacts to viral old interview video. Here's what he said

Saif Ali Khan recalled his old viral interview.
Updated on May 03, 2022 10:43 pm IST

Kaun jeeta hai…’: Tharoor tweets Ghalib on govt plan for ‘Amrit Kaal’

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. (HT archive)
Published on Feb 01, 2022 07:26 pm IST

Mirza Ghalib 224th birth anniversary: 10 love couplets by legendary Urdu poet

Mirza Ghalib 224th birth anniversary: 10 love couplets by legendary Urdu poet 
Updated on Dec 27, 2021 01:19 pm IST

Mirza Ghalib 223rd birth anniversary: 20 couplets by the Mughal era Urdu poet that capture the pathos of love

Mirza Ghalib 223rd birth anniversary: 20 couplets by the Mughal era Urdu poet that capture the pathos of love
Updated on Dec 27, 2020 12:12 pm IST

Offbeat Delhi: These 5 spectacular photowalk tours with your DSLR in the National Capital will surely take your breath away

5 offbeat places in Delhi we bet you’ve not checked out.
Updated on Aug 19, 2020 09:15 am IST

Delhiwale: Poetry, in the time of job loss

Updated on Aug 14, 2020 05:38 am IST

Delhiwale: A tribute to the king of fruits

Delhi was known for its traditional mango dishes, which were very common once among city’s residents but are now rapidly vanishing.
Updated on Jun 23, 2020 12:45 pm IST

Mirza Ghalib 222nd birth anniversary: Facts about the legendary Urdu poet

In 1850, Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II bestowed upon Mirza Ghalib the title of Dabir-ul-Mulk, as well as the title Najm-ud-daula.
Updated on Dec 27, 2019 06:00 pm IST