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Ghalib ki haveli k Darshan

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So, now coming back to today's blog, today we are gonna talk about Ghalib and his haveli in Ballimaran, Chandni Chowk in Delhi India ( earlier it was known as Gali Qasim Jaan).

So, if anyone of you don't know about Ghalib then let me tell you, he is one of the well known Urdu and Persian Poet during the Mughal Empire. He is so famous that even today his poetry and ghazals are being used by youth and is quite famous and it is sung by famous singers Rahat Fateh Ali khan, Jagjit Singh, Tina Soni, Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle,Ghulam Ali, Lata Mangeshkar and many more.

If I talk about myself then i'll say i am his biggest fan and i just love the way he used words in his poetry and ghazals. Though, sometimes it just goes out of my head because of difficult words but yes after knowing its meaning or reading it twice or thrice, i feel how deep his words are.

I have read his many books like Celebrating the Best of Urdu Poetry and guys trust me it is one of the best books by Khushwant Singh on Mirza Ghalib's Poetry and there are many more books on his life. But my favourite was by khushwant Singh.

Here are some famous Shayari's just to give you a little introduction


  • Koi ummeed bar nahi aati,koi soorat nazar nahi aati
  • ‘Ghalib’ bura na maan jo vaaiz bura kahe,aisa bhi koi hai ki sab achchha kahen jise
  • Jab ki tujh bin nahi koi maujood,fir ye hangama ai khuda kya hai
  • Tum jaano tum ko gair se jo rasm-o-raah ho,mujh ko bhi poochhte raho to kya gunaah ho
  • Thee khabar garm ki ‘Ghalib’ ke udenge purje,dekhne ham bhi gaye the pa tamasha na hua

Okay, so these are just five but trust me there are many more and reading them is one of the best thing i have ever done in my life. His ghazals and poetry makes you feel each and every emotion so beautifully. Even after reading you will get to know how beautiful is your broken heart and this broken feeling is the only thing that makes you feel alive. His Shayari on love and life is the best.

Many famous ghazals used by bollywood like

  • Dil e Nadaan by Chitra Singh and Jagjit Singh 
  • Phir kuch ek dil ko by Jagjit Singh
  • Yeh na thi hamari by Chitra Singh
  • Dil se Teri Nigah by Rahat Fateh Ali khan
So, when i went to his haveli in Ballimaran , it was very difficult to locate his haveli because ballimaran area is quite congested and it is in street so my google map was not even showing me any right direction. Me and my friend were asking from locals to get there. And finally after 20 mins we reached there and the haveli looks like this



And in Right Side you will see his bust and dummy of their clothes.


And in the left side is his main area








And the best part of the haveli is that you will see his shayari everywhere and it still gives us mughal days feeling.

The old essence of ghalib and his wife Umrao Begum has been remained the way it is. It is believed that he stayed in his haveli for a very long time after coming from Agra.

You will see his diwan preserved in a glass and his geneology and various things related to him including his couplets and visual projection of him in his haveli and his pastime.

I'll suggest you to go there atleast once in your life if you are the fan of history and reading poetry, ghazals and Shayaris.

And one thing more Ballimaran is a Bangle market so don't even forget to buy bangles set for yourself, like me and my friend purchased.




I love bangles and how is it even possible that i'll not buy it from one of the famous market. I just loved it. So guys, go there and do enjoy.


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