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Jul 28, 2019 · Today, the last house where Ghalib lived is an ancient, decrepit building in Gali Qasim Jaan at Ballimaran in Old Delhi’s Chandni Chowk. Surrounded by a smattering of shops selling tawdry sunglasses, clothes and shoes, filled with the clamour of traffic and jostling shoppers, it tells the story of the last great poet of the Mughal ...
- Nawaid Anjum
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Dec 27, 2016 · Down a quiet Ballimaran lane in Delhi's Chandni Chowk stands a haveli that was once home to Mirza Ghalib, one of India's most celebrated Urdu poets.
"Ghalib's Mansion") was the residence of the 19th century Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib and is now a heritage site located in the Gali Qasim Jan, Ballimaran, Old Delhi and reflects the period when the Mughal era was on the decline in India.
Dec 27, 2017 · Ghalib ki Haveli, Galli Qasim Jaan, Ballimaran, Chandni Chowk, Delhi-6. Timings: Open 11am-6pm; Lunch time: 1.30pm-2pm. Closed on Monday. *Source: Rekhta.org
- Salil Deshpande
Nov 18, 2016 · The haveli of the maverick Urdu poet of the Mughal era, Mirza Ghalib, on Gali Qasim Jaan is the pride of Ballimaran! The residents bemoan how the government auctioned off the haveli for a paltry sum of money and converted barely two rooms into a travesty of a museum.
The Haveli of Mirza Ghalib, the famous legendary Urdu and Persian Poet sits quietly within Qasim Jaan Gali or Ballimaran Gali where ‘Gali’ means ‘Lane’ which lies in one of the lanes of Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi and accessible via Metro Link with Chandni Chowk Metro Station as the nearest link and also via local taxis and auto rickshaws.
May 29, 2022 · It’s away from Gali Qasim Jaan in Ballimaran, Chandni Chowk, where the poet wrote and lived for about half a century from 1797 to 1869. The haveli that is currently attributed to Ghalib is where the most-quoted poet in the subcontinent spent the last nine years of his life.
