‘Far better than Lucknow the ruins of Delhi,’ mourned Mir Taqi Mir, the finest ghazal writer of his time, with unvarnished scorn. ‘Would that I had died back there / than let my madness lead ...

The 72 nishters or lancets, or 72 heart-pricking couplets, of Mir Taqi Mir was the mantra in Urdu criticism ever since Muhammad Husain Azad mentioned it in his Aab-i-Hayat. Azad, while attributing ...

Death anniversary of classical Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir was observed on Tuesday. Born in Agra in 1723, Mir breathed his last on this day in Lucknow in 1810. Mir Taqi Mir's poetry gave shape to the Urdu ...

Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, during his visit to Lucknow for the Metaphor Lucknow LitFest, paid tributes at the grave of poet Mir Taqi Mir and emphasised the importance of celebrating such iconic figures.

A modern poet Jamal who is against the traditional Urdu Poetry reads the biography of Mir Taqi Mir,one of the greatest poets of the 18th century. And sees Mir's reflection on his personality.