India, Aug. 24 -- By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD

Two days ago, on Friday evening, Mysureans had a rare chance to savour some of the finest pieces of Mirza Ghalib's poetry and prose, intertwined with a mesmerising Ghazal and Kathak Dance concert, at the Kiru Rangamandira Auditorium, where the musical play titled 'Zikr-E-Ghalib' was staged. Being undoubtedly the most well-known of all Urdu poets, even to non-Urdu speaking poetry lovers, this more than life sized man's lesser-known life, deserves a decent, albeit brief introduction here.

Mirza Ghalib takes the pride of place among his peers because most of his poetry takes its appeal from longing, unrequited love and the soothing relief from a sense of deep pain, bestowed by a goblet of wine....