I think it was 1996. I was very new in USA. I was invited to a private dinner by Ifti (Click). I was sitting next to Javed Akhtar. (Ye woh zamana tha jab log Shabana Azmi ko Javed Akhtar se ziyada jaante the!). Javed Akhtar asked me about my work, Pakistan, my background etc. Than he asked me: "Beta kuch shayeri wayeri bhi parhte ho?" I replied Yes and I added that I love Ghalib! Javed Akhtar smiled and said: "Sahi kehto ho! shayer to sirf Ghalib hai - baqi sab shayer ghaliban hain" (The only poet is Ghalib - all others can be said as probable poets!)...Ghalib ki is se achhi taa'rif main ne aaj tak nahi suni!
Somebody send this interesting article on Ghalib and I think its worth sharing. Mirza Ghalib: Peshawari Turban and Humor (click)
Somebody send this interesting article on Ghalib and I think its worth sharing. Mirza Ghalib: Peshawari Turban and Humor (click)
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