Yadgar e Ghalib(یاد گارغالب) is a biography of the most respected and well-known Urdu poet Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib(اسداللہ خاں غالب) by Khawaja Altaf Hussain Hali(خواجہ الطاف حسین حالی). The book is more of practical and critical analysis of Galib’s work than a biography. This book was originally published in 1897 by Galib Academy Dehli and later by Majlis e Taraqi Adab Lahore (January 1, 2019).
This book is an immortal book on the life and thought of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, the most respected Urdu poet of all time. It depicts Ghalib’s life and personality successfully, his prose and poetry are reviewed.
About Author
Khawaja Altaf Hussain Hali was a famous Indian poet and critic of “Urdu” and the first reformer of Urdu literature. He wrote Hayat Saadi(حیات سعدی), Hayat Javed(حیات جاوید), Yadgar e Ghalib, Muqadama Sharo Shaeri(مقدمہ شعرو شاعری), Hub Al-Watan, Barkharat, Mantik, etc.
Yadgar E Ghalib Book Summary
Yadgar-e-Ghalib is a contemporary work that introduces us to both Ghalib’s personality and poetry. Yadgar e Ghalib is based on two parts.
The first part describes the events in Ghalib’s life, his date of birth, morals and habits, reading books, travel to Calcutta, Masnavi “Bad e Mukhalif(باد مخالف)”, the events of treason(قاطع برہا) and “Dastanbo(دستنبو)” and “conclusive proof” etc.
The second part of this book contains a review of Mirza’s speech and a selection of words. Less than half of the previous section also contains jokes, poems, and Persian passages. There are 41 jokes in this section and 6 jokes in the next section. The truth of this joke will be discussed later. Let us first hear from Hali about the purpose of writing this monument.
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Yadgar e Ghalib helps us to understand the life and personality of Mirza Ghalib. He mentions Mirza’s family background and his birth. Mirza has described the greatness of his family in Persian poetry, some of whose poems are also presented here. You can download this book in pdf format and you can also read it online according to your preference. It is up to you how you read it. Visit daily to stay updated and download huge amounts of Urdu books, like Biographies, Safarnama books, Urdu fiction books.